Woodworking Joinery

Modern machines and jigs simplify and streamline their construction.

Mortises and tenons make up one of the most important joints in woodworking. From frame-and-panel doors to table legs and aprons, mortise-and-tenon joints have been hard at work for hundreds of years.

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

Hide end grain elegantly when you join the angled ends and edges of parts together.

Rugged as they are beautiful, these distinctive joints can be made with hand or power tools.

These six innovative router jigs make your router or router table even more versatile. These 6 jigs make it possible for your router to cut tight box joints, perfect circles, beautiful dovetail joints, and more! Even a beginning woodworker will be able to safely and quickly produce professional results with these 6 Rockler Router Jigs.

Many woodworkers still think of dovetail joinery as a painstaking craft that takes years of practice to master. That's a little surprising, when specially designed tools and jigs that speed up and greatly simplify the process have been around for years.

As you may have discovered, there are many ways to build a drawer box. What's your favorite? Whatever it is, your method of choice almost certainly reflects the importance you place on durability, aesthetics and last but not least, getting done fast.