Setting up a fillister plane
Tips on setting up and using this classic hand tool for joinery.
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Tapered Sliding Dovetails
Hand tools are the way to go for this traditional joint. Tapered sliding dovetails are multipurpose joints traditionally used for drawer dividers, holding legs in place on a pedestal table and attaching tops to case pieces. The primary reason for ̷…
Read moreMy favorite DIY joinery
Slip mortise-and-tenons are a step up, but definitely within reach for the beginning woodworker.
Read moreBreadboard Ends – 5 Approaches
Discover five cross-grain construction strategies to help keep your tabletops and chest lids flat. Cross-grain construction tends to freak out most beginning woodworkers, but it’s a viable construction method in many cases. Wide tables and chest lids o…
Read moreHow to Use a Plow Plane
Plow planes are some of the easiest joinery planes to use , once you know a few tricks to getting good results. I struggled with the tools until Don McConnell (now a planemaker at Clark & Williams) set me …
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