Joinery

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• Video: Dado Jig Tackles Shelves of Any Thickness

  with Steve Scott

  Learn how this fully adjustable, easy-to-use jig works

• Heavy-Duty Plunge Routers

  by Gregory Paolini

  3-hp routers have the raw power needed to cut great mortises, profile edges, shape wood to a template, cut dadoes and rabbets, and more. But because these routers ...

• Q & A: Use a Bench Chisel to Square Mortise Corners

  by Michael Pekovich

• Joinery Shootout

  by Thomas McKenna

  When designing a piece of furniture, how do you decide on the joinery? Chances are aesthetics, efficiency, and available tools factor into the decision. But so ...

• Video: Bench Chisels Can Do Mortises

  with Garrett Hack

  Learn to cut perfect mortises with a combination of hand and power tools in part five of our 10-question series on choosing and using chisels

• Video: Festool Joinery System Takes on Mortises

  with Asa Christiana

  New joinery system combines the strength of mortise-and-tenon joints with the ease of a biscuit joiner

• Video: Basics of a Half-Blind Dovetail Jig

  with Fred Sotcher

  After testing seven popular models, we show you how to set one up to cut drawer dovetails

• Video: Top Picks in Dovetail Jigs

  with Tim Albers

  Find out the best features to look for when shopping for a router dovetail jig based on our review of 11 popular models

• Dovetail Saws

  by Chris Gochnour

  It's hard to beat hand-cut dovetails for adding beauty, strength, and detail to a project. But mastering the dovetail saw requires perseverance, and it's important ...

• Video: Using Shoulder Planes

  with Chris Gochnour

  Suited for a variety of tasks, these tools can cleanly cut cross-grain, long-grain, and end-grain wood

• Video: Using the Leigh Frame Mortise and Tenon Jig

  with Michael Standish

  Compact to the point of being portable, this router jig is exceptionally smooth and precise

• Joint-Making Machines

  by Michael Standish

  Why buy a factory-made jig to make mortise-and-tenon joints when you can make serviceable alternatives? Michael Standish reviews several brands to justify the use ...

• Biscuit Joiners

  by Roland Johnson

  Roland Johnson assesses eight corded biscuit joiners to see how they compare. He evaluates them for fences, adjustability, noise, how well the biscuits fit, how ...

• Dovetail Jig Review

  by Gary Rogowski

  Gary Rogowski compares eight dovetail jigs – half-blind, through, and combination jigs – to see how easy they are to set up and how well they cut. Half-blind jigs ...

• Benchtop Machines Make Mortising Affordable

  by Bernard Maas

  Bernie Maas takes a look at six affordable benchtop mortisers and explains their history and how they work. He compares the machines’ amps, depth control, head ...