Technique Collections

Fast accurate versatile and strong — do you need more reasons to give these five joinery techniques a try? This Video Plan and accompanying artice show you all you need to know to set up and troubleshoot five joinery techniques: pocket hole joinery easy router table...

Here are five must-have tools for your shop and some tips and tricks on how to get the most out of each of them. Circular saw random orbit sander cordless impact driver block plane and shoulder plane. This Video Plan and accompanying article show you how to tune up...

In this plan you'll learn the secrets to a perfect-fitting mortise and tenon no-fuss bridle joinery and trouble-free half laps. As an experienced woodworker joinery is something you know very well. But you also know that technique can always be improved upon. In our...

The Drawer Joinery collection helps you hit the ground running and finish projects faster with strong great looking drawers. When you have multiple drawers to make it helps to have your process down to a science. Get the low down on half-blind dovetails and locking...

A collection of tips and techniques to bring your finishing to the next level. Includes tips for prepping your project for finish a technique of ebonizing all you need to know about shellac and using wax to protect your project down the road. What you get: 10...

In this collection we've gathered tips and techniques for prepping for finish and selecting and applying the right finish for a project. You'll get 4 easy steps for a perfect surface prep 7 simple tricks for oil stains the details in water-based dyes and oil finishes...

In this article we show you an easy way to avoid all the stress of project assembly and gluing and guarantee success! Glueups can get fast and furious. Once the glue goes on you don’t have much time to think about what to do next and how to handle glitches that might...

With a small collection of the right tools you can handle just about any layout task — efficiently and accurately. Often the first tools you pick up when starting a project are the ones used to lay out the parts and joinery. So having a complete set of these essential...

Looking for a strong simple drawer joint? We show you how to make two types of locking rabbet joints. Locking rabbet joints are strong simple joints that work well for drawer construction. Depending on the type of guide system that supports the drawers we use two...

There are several good ways to make a mortise and tenon joint. The trick is determining which one is best for the task at hand. Mortise and tenons are often the backbone of a woodworking project. And with the power tools available today there are several ways of...