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Dovetailing Wide PanelsDovetailing Wide Panels

So your through-dovetail jig only accepts boards to 12" wide. That doesn't mean you can't use it to cut joints in panels as wide as you care to make. Simply free the template from the restrictions of the jig base and take it to the panels. Here's how ... read more

14 Proven Tips for Fuss-Free Router-Bit Setup

Unless you're making many multiples of project parts, it almost always takes longer to set up for a cut than it does to actually rout the workpiece. Fortunately, over the years we've discovered shortcuts to make most setups a breeze ... read more

Make Beautiful Baseboards and Chair Rails

Most of the wood trim in today's homes was meant to be ignored, not admired. If you look around at the skinny baseboards and chair rails in your home and think, I could do better, you're probably right. Making and installing custom baseboards and chair rails adds personality and value to your home. This is the second of two articles on customizing the holding in your home ... read more

Article Category: Craftsmen

Craftsmenview all in this category
» Turning Pro
» Two Wooden Puzzle Plans
» Growing Tomorrow’s Woodworkers
» Woodworking Smarter, not Harder
» Box-Top Magic
» Sam Maloof
» James Krenov
» Batty about Baseball
» Shaker's Maine Man
» Mission on a Mountaintop
» Crafted in Carolina
» The Boats of Chris-Craft
» Furniture Designs To Go
» Segmented Bowls from Sedona
» A Star Rises in the West
» Hollywood Spin
» Amazing Miniatures
» Rustic Furniture
» Backyard Bowyer
» Logging on a Small Scale
» North-Country Windsors
» Antique Mystique
» From Blocks to Bandsawn Boxes
» Basketmaking in 10 Easy Steps
» Roy King and his Scrollsaw Marquety
» Commemorating Yesteryear with Period Furniture
» Double Take of Woodworking
» Carving a Niche in Vermont
» Louisiana Heritage Furniture
» One Very Puzzling Craftsman
» The Marquetry Magic of Paul Schurch
» Mesquite Magic of Texan Robert Hensarling
» America's Top Woodworking Mentors
» Ken Schubert's Bentwood Beauties
» Country Furniture in the Making
» Greene and Greene’s Modern Master
» Ornamental Turnery from the Days of Queen Ann
» Frontier Woodworking Lives Again
» A Sawyer’s Secrets to Buying Better Hardwood

Article Category: Finishes and Finishing

Finishes and Finishingview all in this category
» Guide To Finishing Part 1: Wood Preparation
» Guide to Finishing Part 2: Creating the Color You Want
» Guide To Finishing Part 3: Clear Choices
» Guide to Finishing Part 4: Rubbing Out A Finish
» Picture Perfect Poly
» Custom Color Your Finishes
» A Pro’s Secrets to Working with Cherry
» Painting Secrets of a Pro
» 2 Ways to Enhance Walnut’s Image
» Make Dings Disappear
» Turn Bargain Boards into Luxury Lumber
» Make-it-yourself Mission Finish
» How to Give Veneer Tops New Life
» How to Faux Finish Like a Pro
» Working with Pine
» Wipe-On Finishes

Article Category: Turning Techniques, Carving and Scrollsawing

Turningview all in this category
» From Trees to Turning Blanks
» What a Pyramid Point Tool Can Do for You
» 6 Must Have Turning Tools
» Hollywood Spin
» Turning Pro
» Scrollsawing Success Tips & Scrollsaw Applique Project
» How to Use Scrapers and Parting Tools
» Get into Woodturning for under $600
» How to Sharpen and Use a Bowl Gouge
» Learn to Love Your Skew Chisel
» Treasure Trove of Tiny Turnings
» Improving Your Carving Skills

Article Category: Joinery

Joineryview all in this category
» No-Fail Routines for Jointing and Planing
» 2 Easy Miter-free Frame Joints
» Conquering Crown Molding
» Wood Joint Torture Test
» Cutting tenons to a T
» Cut Sliding Dovetail for Durable Drawers
» Butterfly Spline Joints and a Jig to Cut Them
» Finger Joints with Flair
» Hand-cut Dovetails
» The Split-Mortise, Through-Tenon Joint
» The Handcut Dovetail Lap Joint
» Build Flawlessly Flat Panels
» Add Strength and Style to Miter Joints
» Create Super-Strong Bridle Joints
» Woodworker’s Guide to Airtight Joinery
» Master the Mortise-and-Tenon Joint
» Choosing and Using Knockdown Hardware
» Tight-fit Wraparound Moldings
» Quick-and-Easy Mitered Half Laps
» Save Time with Pocket Holes
» How to Master Dadoes, Grooves, and rabbets
» Haunched Tenons
» Half-lap Help for Small Parts
» The Never-Fail Sliding Dovetail
» Turn the Corner to Perfect Miters
» Outstanding Banding
» Raised-panel Doors Made Easy
» Bent Lamination
» How to Get Started in Biscuit Joinery
» Crown Molding
» Decorative Joint Reinforcements
» Pocket-hole Joinery
» Crown Molding Boxes
» Hand-Cut Dovetails
» Picture Frames, Anyone?

Article Category: Tools & Accessories

Tools and Accessoriesview all in this category
» Top Buys in 6 Basic Power Tools
» No-Fail Routines for Jointing and Planing
» How to Use Scrapers and Parting Tools
» Fine-Furniture Accuracy from Any Tablesaw
» 2 Techniques and Jigs for Fast, Accurate Tapers
» Get sharp, stay sharp!
» The Right Stuff for Top-Flight Jigs
» 6 Basic Skills Every Woodworker Should Know About
» How to Buy a Tablesaw
» 9 Top Stop Tips
» Dovetail Showdown
» Tabletop mounting
» Amp-up your tablesaw
» Get the Most from Your Planer
» How to cut a straight edge on anything
» Make any bandsaw a peak performer
» How to shape cabriole legs
» Buy the Right Router
» Tips on Routing Dovetails
» HVLP: The Way To Spray
» Troubleshooting Jointers
» Buying used machines
» Success strategies for figured wood
» Mount cabinet doors for a perfect fit
» 5 Workshop Projects from 3 Shop-Smart Pros
» Try Wood Texturing
» 3 Must-Have Tablesaw Jigs
» How to clean & lube your tablesaw
» Banishing burned rip cuts
» Hone super-sharp edges with waterstones
» Get hooked on scrapers
» Chisels, practice makes perfect
» How to choose a router table
» The plane truth about better joinery
» Fast, accurate template routing
» Save big bucks on tools

Article Category: Woodworking Materials

Woodworking Materialsview all in this category
» Turn Bargain Boards into Luxury Lumber
» Woodworker’s Guide to Woodshop Worksurfaces
» A Pro’s Secrets to Working with Cherry
» 16 Super Ways to Save Money Buying Wood
» A Sawyer’s Secrets to Buying Better Hardwood
» Mail-Order Wood
» Let Grain Reign
» Wood by the Yard
» How to Mix and Match Woods
» 6 Steps to Perfect Stock
» Spalted Wood
» What Makes Wood Beautiful
» Wood Look Alikes
» Choose the Right Screw for Today's Job
» Shop-Made Hardware
» Edge-Banding Basics
» A Close-up Look at the Spruce Goose
» Epoxy Goes Mainstream
» Part II, How to Deal with Wood Moisture
» Baltic and Finnish Birch Plywood
» Custom Color Your Finishes

Article Category: Workshop Ideas

Workshop Ideasview all in this category
» 22 All-Time Top Shop Tips
» Take your Ideas from Sketches to Sketchup
» 13 Tips for Flawless Plywood Cuts
» Hands on Guide to Workshop Layout
» On a Roll with Floor Paints
» Display Lighting Showdown
» Make Your Mark
» 6 Steps to Perfect Plugs
» 13 Workshop Shortcuts
» Dead-on Drilling
» Planer Tricks & Truths
» How to Table-Mount Your Router
» Save Time with Pocket Holes
» 10 Ways to Tablesaw Success
» Maximize Your Mitersaw
» Guide to Workshop Dust Control
» Whole-shop Heating Systems
» How to Install Concealed Hinges
» Healthy Woodworking
» Critical Questions about Workshop Wiring
» How to Level Tables to Tools
» 7 Steps to Perfectly Fitted, Flush-mounted Doors
» 18 Habits of Successful Woodworkers
» Workshop Workover
» Bright Ideas for Workshop Lightning
» How to Clean & Lube Your Tablesaw
» 5 Workshop Projects from 3 Shop-Smart Pros
» Workshop Workover 2
» How to Trim Workshop Waste and Save a Bundle
» 17 Ways to Get Organized
» Hand-tool Skills for the Power-Tool Woodworker
» Fibonacci Gauge and How to Use It
» Project Design Software Secrets
» Mitersaw Finger Savers
» The Right Stuff for Top-Flight Jigs

Article Category: Cabinetry

Cabinetryview all cabinetry
» Bands give Plywood an Edge
» Conquering Crown Molding
» 3 Foolproof ways to Hang Shelves & Cabinets
» How to Apply Plastic Laminates
» Wood Movement
» Raised-Panel Doors Made Easy
» Custom Cabinetmaking
» Home-Shelving Planner
» Pocket-Hole Joinery
» Custom Countertops
» Make Cabinets the Easy Way
» Make and Mount Super Simple Drawers
» Build an All-Wood Suspended Ceiling
» Give Laminate a New Edge
» Simple Frame-and-Panel Doors in 30 minutes
» The Shelf Maker’s Complete Guide
» Timber Framing from the Ground Up
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