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February 2012

Workshop Projects

While you might be able to avoid sanding a cleanly cut spindle turning, a certain amount of sanding is inevitable with most turning projects. Expert woodturner Ernie Conover shares some of his time-honored strategies for smoothing spindles, vessels and bowls with abrasives.

Skill Builder: Dado Joinery on the Router

The dado joint has a centuries-long history of use in cabinetmaking, furniture making, just in woodworking in general.

Skill Builder: Basic Butt Joints

Butt joints can be used in a lot of different ways to join two boards or panels: edge to edge, end to side, end to edge, etc. To make a simple square or rectangular frame, cabinet, box or drawer using butt joints is very easy.

Skill Builder: Box and Finger Joints

One of the easiest ways to cut clean and tight-fitting box joints is with a table saw, using a dado blade and a sliding jig. You can build your own box joint jig by adapting your saw's miter gauge, or you can buy a ready-made jig.

Skill Builder: Dovetail Joints

Although it's an involved process, few woodworking tasks will bring you the sense of pride you'll get from hand cutting a dovetail joint. Like most operations, there are lots of different ways to cut these joints.

Skill Builder: Hand Cut Mortise and Tenons

If you're doing woodworking on a shoestring budget, you'll be happy to know that the only tools you need to cut tight-fitting mortise and tenon joints are a square, knife and marking gauge, a fine-toothed saw, and couple of sharp chisels and mallet.

Skill Builder: Miter Joints

There are lots of different ways to cut parts for a basic miter-joined frame: with a handsaw and miter box , with a table saw and miter gauge or special miter jig, or using a dedicated crosscut saw, such as a radial-arm saw, compound-miter saw or sliding compound miter saw.

Skill Builder: Rabbets, Dadoes and Grooves

Rabbets, dadoes and grooves are three of the most practical and versatile joints you’ll ever cut. Best suited to cabinet and furniture carcass construction using plywood, MDF and similar sheet goods, all three joints are also good for some solid-wood applications, such as building simple boxes and drawers.

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