SketchUp animation
A fun way to make sense of a complicated design.
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Build a frame-and-panel door with hand tools
Bill Pavlak demonstrates how to make the frame: chopping the mortises, fitting the tenons, and cutting the haunch.
Read moreKnockdown armoire
Skeleton-and-skin construction is adaptable to a range of styles
Read moreWorkshop tip: Drawing bow borrows tent-rope tightener
Shopmade clips help the bowstring stay in place.
Read moreA lesson in referential measuring
How to determine the length and angle of a chair’s knockdown joint without math.
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