When design strikes
Sometimes a board is just a board. And sometimes it’s inspiration.
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Better Glue Joints
Your joints will last for decades if you know how to apply your glue. Much of woodworking is joinery: An edge-to-edge joint is used to join two or more boards to create a tabletop, dovetails are carefully cut and …
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Tenon fitting using a carbon transfer
Milk paint powder does a great job of showing where the tenons on this chair need some extra help.
Read moreRabbet vs Dado vs Groove
Some people get pretty worked up about using the right word for the right joint. Perhaps they have a point since imprecise use of terms can lead to confusion. So, to be precise, here are the proper definitions: A dado…
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Use Dividers for Quick & Easy Dovetail Layout – No Measuring
Editor’s note: This dovetail method is referenced in the October 2021 issue of Popular Woodworking, so we are republishing it to the home page. The blog below was originally published in September 2012 to coincide with the release of the …
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