Woodworking Joinery

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Best jig to cut parallel and evenly spaced dadoes. Plus free project plan!

Drawers are some of the most useful furniture components we can build. You can make them in several ways with various corner joints. Here are some considerations.Building drawers can bring out huge differences in maker philosophies. My friend

Cutting beautiful through and half-blind dovetails is fast and easy with the Rockler Complete Dovetail Jig.

A blanket chest makes a beautiful and useful addition to any home. Making a blanket chest is a classic woodworking project. A blanket chest is essentially a large box with a hinged lid. You can design your blanket chest to be as simple or ornate as you

In this blog post, you’ll learn how to cut box joints using a Router Table Box Joint Jig and your

The miter joint is often used to form the corners of picture frames. This popular joint hides the end grain of the frame parts and creates a continuous grain or profile pattern around the frame corner.

Mitered corners are often used to make boxes. A mitered corner is a clean joint that hides the end grain of the box sides. The downside of a mitered corner is not the strongest joint because it is formed by connection of two end grain faces. One way to strengthen this joint and add a decorative accent is to run a dowel through the miter at a 45 degree angle. Installing the dowels may look tricky, but it's actually an easy process when you use the Rockler Corner Key Doweling Jig . The jig makes the angled drilling accurate and easy. No other product on the market offers the same functionality, repeatability and convenience. Extended length bits are required.

Another variation of a mortise-and-tenon joint is the loose-tenon configuration. It's a tried-and-true option that has served woodworkers for decades.

Modern machines and jigs simplify and streamline their construction.

Bring two flat surfaces together with glue or other reinforcements, and you've created woodworking's simplest joint.