Woodworking jigs ensure that cuts are straight, holes are plumb and parts are square—among many other things. And jigs are worth the time it takes to make them because you’ll use them over and over ...

Flat-screen televisions are a great improvement over the old tube-type TVs. Today’s LED and LCD flat-screens are ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are a lot of methods for making a strong joint between two pieces of wood. Dowels or biscuits can strengthen a joint by adding an extra ...

The challenge of hiding hardware when attaching two pieces of wood can be daunting if you’re new to carpentry. If you’re not practiced in making dovetail joints and you don’t own a dado blade—or even ...

Dowel joinery is a great alternative to drilling pocket holes. They are ideal for making cabinet face frames and other small woodworking projects. Dowel holes can be marked by manually measuring and ...

That's why you'll often find that people who have worked in a wood shop for a long time have a host of small gizmos (we call ...

I have not viewed every possible taper jig on the web, but those that I have seen have a work stop, which seems to me limits the length of board that can be tapered. I used to think that I was handy ...

In this show, Woodsmith Shop hosts Chris Fitch and Phil Huber build a pair of essential accessories. The table saw sits at the center of many woodworking shops. In this show, Woodsmith Shop hosts ...

Struggling with a dovetail joint? Wish you had a jig that could make you the perfect dovetail? Dovetail jigs are on the market for reasonable prices that do a great job in creating strong and robust ...

[Nick Offerman] is a pretty serious wood worker. He likes to make crazy stuff including organic looking tables out of huge chunks of wood. Clearly, the wood doesn’t come out of the ground shaped like ...