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Jointing with a Router

Here’s the situation: Lumberyards and hobby/hardware stores often sell lumber S2S, which means the wide surfaces are jointed and planed, but the edges are rough from the sawmill or follow the shape of the tree. Do you pass these boards up because you don’t have a jointer? If you own a router, start buying that…

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Strength of Glue Joints

How strong are the glue joints compared to the wood it’s holding together? Woodworking expert George Vondriska will explain in this video clip. A WoodWorkers Guild of America (WWGOA) original video.

How to Glue Breadboard Ends

Breadboard ends are attractive, and functional. They cover the end grain of a panel and, because they’re applied long grain to cross grain, they help the panel remain flat. However, the long grain to cross grain connection can create a problem, if the ends aren’t properly applied. Seasonal changes Even after a tree has been…

Cutting a Cross Halving Joint

A cross halving joint creates a rigid and sturdy joint without using glue or fasteners. George Vondriska gives you step-by-step instructions on how to cut a strong cross halving joint using dado head in your table saw.

Face Jointing in the Correct Direction

Owning a motorized jointer in your woodworking shop is a real game changer. It allows you to take an imperfect board, and create a perfectly flat faces and edges, whereas this would take much more skill and patience if you were stuck with only hand tools to perform these operations. While a motorized jointer is…

Finishing a Bridle Joint on a Bandsaw

When it comes to wood joinery, bridle joints are incredibly strong. One way to make the bridle of the joint is on the bandsaw. It takes correct setting of the fence, scrap pieces, and test cuts, but once you’ve got it set up you’ll find that it’s easy to make a great fitting joint.

Jointing with a Router

Perhaps you are just getting started in woodworking and you don’t have a jointer in your shop. Or, if you are fortunate enough to have a jointer, there are situations where the boards that you want to joint exceed the capacity of your jointer. Sure, if you have money and space you can always use…

Gluing Up Panels

Gluing up panels is a must-have skill in woodworking. From table tops to raised panels there are plenty of times you’ll need to glue boards edge to edge.  When you do you want the panel flat, with rock solid glue joints.  Here’s the recipe for making that happen in your shop. Rough cut to length. …

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Making Lock Rabbet Joints

You're going to love this approach for making boxes, it's a one bit wonder. Set up a 1/4" slot cutter in your router table and, with that one setup, you can cut the corner joint AND the groove for the drawer bottom. The joint has mechanical strength and lots of surface area for glue, making this a great drawer box joint.

Jointing a Box Top

If you’ve ever built a wooden box, you know that it is virtually impossible to get the four sides to align perfectly along the top, even if you have executed your joinery flawlessly. It is quite common that you will end up with small ridges in each corner where the pieces meet, and if you…