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The table saw is the centerpiece of many woodworking shops. This tool excels at ripping boards and cutting sheet stock to size. It is also very versatile when paired with the right jig. Rockler has designed several innovative table saw jigs that make your table saw safer and more useful. These are our favorite table saw jigs for woodworkers.

Shut the box is a traditional pub game, also called Canoga. The game requires a box with tiles numbers 1 to 9. Dice are thrown and the numbers are covered until all the numbers are gone or the players run out of turns. Making the box for your Shut the Box game is a fun project and a great way to show off your woodworking skills. This Shut the Box game box design features box joints. One of the best and easiest ways to form box joints is by using a router table and theRockler Box Joint Jig . This Shut the Box Game free project plan plan includes a complete list of materials, drawings and step-by-step instructions.

In this video, Chris Salomone designs and builds a prototype of a high chair for his son.

A tapered leg is a popular design technique used in many types of furniture including desks, tables, dressers, and chairs. This technique gives furniture an elegant and refined look and is commonly seen in Shaker and Country style furniture. Tapers are relatively easy and can be cut in a variety of ways. This video will walk you through how to cut taper legs using a table saw or bandsaw. This video was produced for its free video library by The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. The Center is a nonprofit, international woodworking school dedicated to providing the best possible education in wood craftsmanship and design.

A housed stub tenon joint is used as a shelf joint or where the side of a carcase would meet the top. It is a strong joint that is invaluable for furniture making. This video will break down the steps and layout of making a housed stub tenon an easy and accurate joint to cut. This video was produced for its free video library by The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. The Center is a nonprofit, international woodworking school dedicated to providing the best possible education in wood craftsmanship and design.

A finger joint, also called a box joint, is machine cut joint that generates a lot of long grain to long grain glue strength and is a quick joint to cut once the machine is set up. It can be tricky to get a perfectly tight joint, but this video gives the techniques to achieve great finger joints. This video was produced for its free video library by The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. The Center is a nonprofit, international woodworking school dedicated to providing the best possible education in wood craftsmanship and design.

Here are five woodworking gift ideas that woodworkers will love. These are woodworking tools that just about any woodworker can use, no matter what type of projects they build or tools they already have in their workshop. It's not too late to stop by your local Rockler store or order online. And, if you want more gift ideas for woodworkers, check out our 2021 Gift Guide.

A carcase miter is a miter that has been cut on a box or case. This joint may be reinforced in a variety of ways, one of the most straight forward is using biscuits. A biscuit is like a little cookie made of compressed wood manufactured to be used in conjunction with a tool that cuts the slot for the biscuit called a biscuit joiner. This video was produced for its free video library by The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. The Center is a nonprofit, international woodworking school dedicated to providing the best possible education in wood craftsmanship and design.

One of the most important factors when assembling cabinets is to make sure the case pieces are square to each other. And, assembling cabinets can be a challenge when you're working alone. Learn how the Rockler Clamp-It Corner Jigs and Corner Clips are like extra sets of hands that make it easier to assemble perpendicular cabinet and box corners. The Rockler Clamp-It System firmly holds panels at a precise right angle, freeing up your hands so you can drive fasteners.

A rabbet is when the material at the edge of a board is removed, usually along the grain, but can also run along the end grain. Rabbets are often found in the back of a carcass to house a back panel and in door frames where glass may be inserted. Rabbets are also found on panels where the edges are removed to fit into a frame. This video covers the various scenarios and types of rabbets. This video was produced for its free video library by The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. The Center is a nonprofit, international woodworking school dedicated to providing the best possible education in wood craftsmanship and design.

Will using a different tool eliminate the chance of snipe while smoothing out a board?