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Using Figure 8 Table-Top Fasteners

Figure 8 fasteners provide a great way to attach solid wood tops to furniture bases. This is a method that’ll help ensure the solid wood tops you’re putting on your woodworking projects won’t crack as they try to expand and contract over time. Try them the next time you build a desk or table. They…

Properly Using Table Top Fasteners

Commercially made table top fasteners, what some woodworkers call Z-clips, work great for allowing seasonal movement in solid wood tops. If you don’t allow that movement, you could end up with cracks in the top, or the top could blow open joints on your project. It’s important that the fasteners are installed in the right…

Shop-Made Table Top Fasteners

When you’ve hand-crafted a beautiful piece of furniture, bringing it all together with commercial fasteners may rub you the wrong way. Instead, try these easy-to-make table top fasteners. With just a few pieces of scrap wood you can easily make wooden fasteners that will allow seasonal movement of solid wood tops. Once you’re set up…

Adding a Slot to Install Table Top Fasteners

When it comes time to install the top on a table, it is important to come up with an approach that allows the table top to expand and contract freely with seasonal changes in humidity. If we donโ€™t accommodate this movement, bad things are bound to happen. The table top could crack, or the movement…

WWGOA LIVE! Tips for DIY Home Improvement with Gary Wentz

George Vondriska was joined by special guest Gary Wentz, Executive Editor at The Family Handyman, for the September WWGOA LIVE Q&A. As remodeler and rental property owner, Garyโ€™s done a bit of everything, from carpentry and woodworking to plumbing and electrical work. He brought lots of great DIY info to the event.

Furniture Making: Secrets, Skills & Techniques Video Download

Description Video Download: Furniture Making: Secrets, Skills & Techniques 123 minutes. Chapter Topics: Overview of Project and Wood Selection Construct the Top & Shelf Cut and Prep Table Legs Joint and Rip Rails Rip and Crosscut Rails & Slats Mortise and Tenon Joints Layout and Mortise Legs Cut Mortises in Rails Cut Tenons on Slats…

Pie Table DVD

Description DVD: Pie Table 96 minutes Chapter Topics: Material Selection Laying Out Project Cutting Pie Pieces Straighten Edges Cutting Spline Slots Assembling Two Quarters Assemble Half Sections Cut Round Top Cutting Rails Cutting Legs Rail and Leg Joinery Assembly of Rails Lay Out Curve on Rails Kerf For Table Top Fasteners Measuring for Bottom Shelf…

Pie Table Download

Description Video Download: Pie Table 96 minutes. Chapter Topics: Material Selection Laying Out Project Cutting Pie Pieces Straighten Edges Cutting Spline Slots Assembling Two Quarters Assemble Half Sections Cut Round Top Cutting Rails Cutting Legs Rail and Leg Joinery Assembly of Rails Lay Out Curve on Rails Kerf For Table Top Fasteners Measuring for Bottom…

Kitchen Step Stool

All You Need Is An Afternoon For This Handy Gift. My family has tall kitchen cabinets. I got tired of my wife standing on the nice dining chairs to reach the top shelf for a fresh package of pasta. I thought Christmas was the perfect opportunity to make her a simple, dedicated step-stool that she…

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