Joinery

When I first began cutting mortise-and-tenon joints, I followed a simple routine that worked well, but wasn't quite up to the caliber of some of the furniture I was seeing on a regular basis

Joinery is one of the most essential elements of woodworking and furniture making. Almost everything you build from wood will require parts to be joined in one way or another.

Learn how to build and use a clever tablesaw jig for perfect box joints.

Learn how to add hardwood edging of a contrasting color for more beautiful boxes.

Last week I wrote about covering unsightly face grain with beautiful quartersawn veneer.

I loved seeing my jig design for cutting miter spline slots used in making Ed Pirnik's Beaufiful Re

My father often reminded me to use the "right tool for the right job." He was right and over time that wisdom developed into many jigs in my shop.

Where they're appropriate to use and how to reinforce them.