Wood Joinery
Making a lock mitre joint
The main advantage of using a mitre joint is that... Read more
Dowel joinery: simple, strong and accurate
Using dowels for joinery can be a very strong and... Read more
Make a modified scarf joint
With all their angles, chair joints often pose a challenge.... Read more
Tricky Tenons
These pillowed and wedged-through tenons make strong and eye catching... Read more
Hand cut mortise and tenon
The Mortise and Tenon has been a cornerstone of furniture... Read more
How Strong is a Dowel Joint?
Dowel joints are fast, easy and flexible to make, but... Read more
Meet the Mitre
This shop-made mitre box will make cutting a mitre a... Read more
Learn how to make a bridle joint
Learn to make this simple but strong joint that has... Read more
Sliding Dovetails
Of the many styles of dovetail joints, none are as... Read more
Hand cut dovetails
Cutting dovetails with hand tools can be a relaxing and... Read more
Rabbets, dados and grooves
Rabbets, dados and grooves are basic forms of joinery found... Read more
Mortise and Tenon (with the router)
Mortise and Tenon joinery is both attractive and structurally solid.... Read more
Decorative Dovetails with the Incra System
In this article Kevin Shantz shows you how to cut... Read more
Wedged mortise & tenon
The mortise and tenon is a classic joint with lots... Read more
Stopped dado joint
A stopped dado provides the same strength and flexibility that... Read more
Splined end mitre joints
Mitre joints are an attractive joint often used in framework... Read more
Finger joint
The finger joint is a router joint that not only... Read more
Frame & panel
The Frame & Panel (F&P) joint is typically used for... Read more
Tongue & groove
The Tongue & Groove (T&G) joint is primarily a structural... Read more
Butterfly key
The butterfly key joint is more decorative than structural.... Read more
Drawer lock joinery
In addition to using the router to help make traditional... Read more
Lock mitre joint
In addition to using the router to help make traditional... Read more
Mortise and tenon joinery
The mortise and tenon joint offers exceptional strength, resisting racking... Read more
Dowel joinery
Dowels are one of the easiest joints to use and... Read more
Joinery overview
Joints are a fundamental part of woodworking. They have the... Read more
Hand-cut lapped dovetails
There’s something about a well-made hand-cut dovetail joint. It speaks... Read more
