Joinery
Here's everything you need to know to create precise, strong, long-lasting furniture joinery. We'll discuss miters, mortise and tenons, box joints, dovetails, frame-and-panel construction, biscuits, pocket-screws, half-laps, and more.
Kevin Boyle and John Olson design and build nearly every project you see in WOOD® magazine.
Rout this strong joint quickly and accurately with a plunge router and a simple jig you can build.
Pocket-hole joints provide the perfect combination of speed and strength for this job.
Need a frame joint that doesn’t break when kids mistake your cabinet door for playground equipment? We tested 72 samples to discover the best of both.
Miters make a great choice for frames because they hide end grain, and the joint lines direct your eye to the framed item.
Combine the flowing grain of a miter joint with the strength of a half-lap using only your tablesaw.
We dubbed this modified and pegged half-lap joint a "Swedish half-lap" in honor of Design Editor Joh
Learn how to make a lower cabinet face frame. This is just one element of a complete series on
I’d like to incorporate threaded wood bolts and nuts into an upcoming project. Is this a difficult process to set up and learn?
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