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Check out ShopWoodworking’s August Exclusive…

ShopWoodworking.com — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:49:43 +0000

Joinery is one of the most important skills to have as a woodworker, and it's also one of the most talked about, demonstrated and addressed. Now, you can get a complete library of joinery resources - 20 different items for less than $90, in Popular Woodworking's Joinery Made Easy Value Pack. Read more »

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Watch Jeff Miller Demonstrate his M&T Jigs

Megan Fitzpatrick — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:10:26 +0000

Those of you at the Lie-Nielsen show in Chicago may have seen me and Christopher Schwarz pestering Jeff Miller to demonstrate his slick tenon jig and mortise jig – the ones about which he’s written for the June 2012 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. If you were one of those who asked me when the … Read more »

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Cutting Tenons on a Table Saw

Steve Shanesy — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:32:30 +0000

I’ve long been a fan of cutting tenons on the table saw. I’ve found it can be done quickly, with repeatable accuracy and safely. Recently, I discovered a new saw blade with a thick, 1/4″-wide tooth that’s ground flat on the top, and it’s perfect for this operation. This Infinity Tools thick-kerf, flat-top blade eliminates … Read more »

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‘Make a Joint Stool from a Tree’ (and More on Follansbee)

Megan Fitzpatrick — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:27:58 +0000

We’ve just added to our store what I think is one of the most important woodworking books I’ve seen in some time: “Make a Joint Stool from a Tree: An Introduction to 17th-century Joinery,” by Jennie Alexander and Peter Follansbee (Lost Art Press). Sure, given my interest in all things early modern, I’m partial to … Read more »

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Video: Not Sawing, But Nibbling

Christopher Schwarz — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:17:35 +0000

Aside from Bender, Zapp Brannigan and Hypnotoad, my favorite character on the show “Futurama” is Nibbler – a cute little alien that can swallow an entire elephant in one bite and then poop starship fuel. What does this have to to with sawing? Everything. Nibbling before swallowing the whole giraffe is how I saw accurately … Read more »

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Slip-fit Corrects a Slip in Planning

Glen D. Huey — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:37:01 +0000

I’ve been working, albeit slowly, on a small desk from the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) – I wrote about full-blind dovetails found on the desk in an early post (read it here). The base of the desk holds two drawers set side-by-side. That means there is a drawer runner centered in the … Read more »

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New: Veritas Dual Marking Gauge

Christopher Schwarz — Tue, 24 May 2011 11:11:40 +0000

If you remember the Veritas Dodeca-Gauge – the company’s hilarious April Fool’s prank that featured a marking gauge with 12 independent sliding rods – then the company’s newest tool might look a little familiar to you. The Veritas Dual Marking Gauge offers only one-sixth of the rods of the fictional Dodeca-Gauge, but the good news … Read more »

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Match Mortise Size Without Measuring

Robert W. Lang — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:22:14 +0000

Whenever I teach a class, at least one student will say to me “you really don’t like measuring, do you?” I don’t dislike measuring, but I try to avoid it whenever I can. When I’m trying to get one part to fit another, the numbers become irrelevant and measuring often becomes an opportunity to make … Read more »

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Making a Jig for Through Mortises

Robert W. Lang — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:22:03 +0000

A jig is, by definition, a problem-solving device. As such, it shouldn’t take more time to make the jig than it would to perform the operation without it. If the purpose of the jig is to replace an operation that requires a lot of skill, how can you make the jig if you lack the … Read more »

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