These three basic woodworking joints — including dowel joints, biscuit joints, and pocket screws — bring beginner wood projects together. If you’ve got a vision for building your own furniture, ...

Every project deserves its own laser cut enclosure, of course, but the most common method of joinery – an overabundance of mortises and tenons, and if you’re lucky, a bit of kerf bending – is a little ...

STEP 1: One of the most important steps in cutting miters is stock preparation. If the wood has a bow or a twist, it will not sit flat against the saw. STEP 2: Begin by jointing one face and one edge ...

Dear James: Our ugly old kitchen cabinets are falling apart, so I want to try to make my own. What are the best wood joint designs to use so they hold up better? — Chris P. Dear Chris: Making your own ...

Q: I received the following information, but I have a feeling that it is not correct. Regarding a dowel pin joint, the glue bond at the bottom of the dowel provides 80 percent of the total holding ...

In the last Joinery 101 post, we took a look at joining boards using clamps and glue. Dowels are a simple way to make glued joints even stronger by using small pegs to keep things together. Creating ...