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Last time: "I'll talk about setting that reference point for stopped dados in the next installment… That's simple. The stopped dados are set to a...

There appear to be two kinds of joints to be found among the Japanese Joinery videos available. One is the structurally elegant locking type that I...

Could I please trouble you for some assistance thank you.  I’m in the process of building an excavator at the request of one of the grandsons.  I...

[7E5AB7BE-2DFE-4419-98BB-D0DA182B52E3.png]Years ago my aunt gave me this old church pew for Rick to cut up for birdhouses. I just couldn’t do it - ...

Welcome to the latest news from the Craftisian Labs. Blog Series Are Back! Craftisian Blog Series are back in the spotlight with the awesome new ...

Each upright has four slats, with each having a set of evenly-spaced holes along their entire length.  Each hole has a counterbore, some on outer f...

Originally posted elsewhere Aug 9, 2017 ------------- This is one of my more popular—and controversial—blog posts.  I still say I can get any join...

With all the buzz going on in the past days, our current Woodworking Awards - Winter 2022 Edition didn't get as much attention as deserved. I decid...

I think one of the most eye-catching details of the Albini bookcase are the tapered blocks that form the feet and mounting points for the 4 vertica...

My last big project introduced me to 18th century European joinery and really got me hooked on the idea of more complex assemblies that are locked ...

I managed to get all the plugs cut for the top side of the Table Top. Plug cutting:- By way of an explanation and to provide how this was done with...

Here is the progress so far:- 1. Routed the edge and rounded it over. I used a straight bit with a top bearing deep enough to do the job. The rou...