Cabinets

Dowels in drilled holes can secure the panel in a frame-and-panel, while allowing for wood movement.

From studying with Chris Gochnour to enrolling at North Bennet Street School to a full-time dream job in the Hay Cabinet Shop in Williamsburg, Va., furniture making has been a rewarding second career for Jeremy Tritchler.

This lovely wall cabinet is diminutive in size but large on techniques

Notched drilling jig helps make shelf pin holes harder to detect

Hank Gilpin's stepped cabinet is a blend of impeccable joinery, humble woods, hand shaping, and classical proportions.

A well-sharpened scraper cuts equally well with, against, or across the grain. Tim Coleman shows you how to sharpen them, tune them, and use them to smooth surfaces.

A simple guide for perfect sanding, without wearing through thin veneer.

Having created the frame in Part 1, Bill Pavlak now focuses on making the raised panel.

Michael Pekovich's simple, versatile method yields fast, accurate results

Bill Pavlak demonstrates how to make the frame: chopping the mortises, fitting the tenons, and cutting the haunch.