Cabinet Making

Building fine cabinetry is one of the most popular parts of woodworking. These articles offer advice and techniques for cabinet makers of all skill levels.

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  Woodworker Makes Wood Animal Carvings From Unwanted Surmac Shrubs

  While most people find surmac to be a nuisance, but woodcarver Norman Woodard found it to be a unique and stylish wood for his collection of animal carvings.

  
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  Keller Model 1601 Pro Series Dovetail Jig Expensive but Professional Template

  Keller employs decades of experience to make an adjustable and durable professional dovetail templates for a shop with money to spend.

  
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  Sommerfeld’s Katie Jig Uses a Solid Tuning Fork Set-Up for Guided Joinery

  Sommerfeld’s Katie Dovetail Joinery jig has a unique tuning fork joinery system that takes time to set up, but is solid and cuts good joints.

  
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  MLCS Fast Joint Dovetail Joinery System Cuts Decorative Half-Blinds

  The PVC templates on MLCS’s Fast Joint System might not be optimal, but their decorative joints add a new refreshing look to old joinery.

  
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  Gifkins Dovetail Jig with Six Dovetail Templates for Router Table Joinery

  From Australia, Gifkins Dovetail Jig offers six one-piece templates with wraparound stops for efficient router table dovetail cutting straight out of the box.

  
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  General Tools E-Z Pro Dovetailer Pinboard Guide Plate Makes Cutting Long, Clean Dovetails Easy

  For long runs of dovetails and easy alignment at good value, it’s hard to go wrong with the General Tools E-Z Pro Dovetailer joinery jig.

  
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  Prazi ChestMate Dovetail Jig Has Interchangable Plates that Makes Cutting Joints of Almost Any Size Easy

  Prazi’s ChestMate makes cutting dovetails quickly and easily with interchangeable plates that can cut almost any size joints with some experimentation.

  
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  Rapid Tool’s Rapid Shark Utility Knife with Patented Serrated Edges

  Rapid Tool’s Rapid Shark utility knife gives you a nice shop knife with a good cutting edge, wire stripper, cutter and crimper for under $25.

  
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  Rockler DustRight Vacuum System Adds Dust Collection Airflow, Accessories

  The 4″ hose and multiple accessories added in Rockler’s DustRight line maximize airflow and make cleaning your home workshop even easier.

  
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  Build a Dentil Pattern Picture Frame with Your Table Saw

  This attractive and modern picture frame features a dentil inlay and is easily made in your workshop with a few cuts on just your table saw.

  
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  Secure a Drawer Box Dovetail Joint with Pin Nails Instead of Clamps

  Rather than clamping up every dovetail joint during glue-up, a small headless pin nail will serve the same purpose and its hole is easily hidden.

  
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  Free a Stuck Router Bit from Its Collet with a Bench Vise

  Old collets sometimes don’t have a self releasing mechanism, and router bits can become stuck, but a quick trip to the bench vise can fix it without breaking the bit.

  
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  Choosing Interior and Exterior Finishing Supplies

  Woodworkers of all experience levels face tough choices when it comes to finishing, our expert explains how to choose interior and exterior finishing supplies.

  
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  Wax Table Saw, Planer or Jointer Tables with Wax Paper

  Paste wax can be a messy solution to making your table saw, planer and jointer’s tables smooth, but wax paper makes a cleaner, cheaper alternative.

  
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  Horizontal Tilt-top Router Table Project

  A simple MDF tilt-top router table makes for panel raising, joinery cutting and parts shaping easy, adding versatility over standard tables.

  
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  What is The Difference in Use of Small- and Large-Diameter Pattern Router Bits

  Pattern routing bits come in several different sizes for mostly the same jobs, our expert explains how to tell when to use different sized bits.

  
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  Mesquite Burl Pulls Down Record-Setting Large Tree for Unique Lumber

  The Mesquite Burl company registered its largest tree yet, a 9,000 pound mesquite tree in the inhospitable Texas heat, for its unique lumber, burls and all.

  
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  What Safety Measures Are Companies Like Freud Taking for Kickback on Small-Sized Router Bits

  Usually only larger router bits feature anti-kickback measures, but kickback is possible for small bits as well, and companies like Freud are applying it to bits as small as they can.

  
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  Cheap and Easy Replacement for the Locking System for Old Routers

  Trying to use your old router in a new way can unveil some big problems, like a bad locking system, thankfully our author has a quick fix.

  
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  Smith 8″ Diamond Tri-Hone Blade Sharpener with Arkansas Diamond Stone

  Smith’s Tri-Hone blade sharpeners utilize easy to change fine and coarse grit triangular diamonds for large and small blade sharpening.