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WWGOA’s Top 5 of 2019

December 19, 2019 By Editor & filed under Blog.

As we near the end of 2019, WWGOA is looking back at what videos and articles our community has found most useful. We’ve rounded up our top 5 most popular videos and articles, picked by YOU. Read below to see the best of 2019.

WWGOA’s Top 7 of 2018

December 13, 2018 By Editor & filed under Blog.

As we near the end of 2018, WWGOA is looking back at what videos and articles our community has found most useful. We’ve rounded up our top 7 most popular videos and articles, picked by YOU. Read below to see the best of 2018. 1. Wood Joints: Which Woodworking Joints Should You Use? There are…

Wood Joints: Which Woodworking Joints Should You Use?

April 10, 2017 By Editor & filed under Joinery, Skill Building.

There are various woodworking joints in use. Some are stronger than others are. Let’s discuss the more popular joints, so you know which to use for your projects. 1. Butt Joint The Butt Joint is an easy woodworking joint. It joins two pieces of wood by merely butting them together. The butt joint is the…

Product Review: Dowel Wizard

March 22, 2017 By George Vondriska & filed under Buying Advice, Product Review, Skill Building.

Looking for a way to easily incorporate dowel joinery in your woodworking projects? The Dowel Wizard may be an answer for you. It’s self-centering, and easy to align. Check out our review of this new product. Dowels are a time-tested means of joining parts. They’re easy to come by, and very strong. The down side?…

Build a Cremation Cask

March 21, 2011 By AJ Moses & filed under More Woodworking Projects, Plans and Projects, Woodworking Projects.

Over the years I’ve made pet cremation urns and boxes for friends who’ve lost pets. In 2010 I had a request from a dear cousin for his own cremation cask. He knew he was dying after a long battle with cancer. It took a couple tries to get a good, sound design that I felt…

Making Sliding Dovetails

January 11, 2011 By George Vondriska & filed under Joinery, Skill Building.

Looking for a rock solid way to join drawers that doesn’t require a dovetail jig? If you’ve got a router table, you can easily make a sliding dovetail and get many of the strength advantages a half-blind or through dovetail would provide. You’ll only be able to use sliding dovetails for drawers on which the…

Routed Half-Blind Dovetail Drawers: Part 2

December 27, 2010 By Bruce Kieffer & filed under Cabinet Making, Furniture Making, Skill Building.

In part one of this article I showed you how a half-blind router dovetail jig works, and how to size your drawer parts for routing in the jig. In this final installment, I will explain using the jig to rout the joints, and then how to assemble the drawers. Boards must be correctly oriented and…

Routed Half-Blind Dovetail Drawers: Part 1

November 30, 2010 By Bruce Kieffer & filed under Furniture Making, Skill Building.

This is a two-part story. The focus is on drawers with mechanical slides. In this installment I will explain how a half-blind dovetail router jig works, calculating drawer parts sizes, and where to locate drawer bottoms for drawers with side-mount slides or undermount slides. Part two will be about using a dovetail router jig, and…

Drawer Joinery Using a Slot Cutter

August 24, 2010 By George Vondriska & filed under Cabinet Making, Furniture Making, Joinery, Skill Building.

Here’s an easy way to create a rabbetted drawer lock joint, using only a 1/4″ slot cutter. One set up will do all the joinery and allow you to cut the grooves for the drawer bottom. It’s easy and it’s fast. Here we go! The Bit. This process relies on a 1/4″ slot cutter router…