4-Sided Quartersawn Legs
How to rout lock miters on narrow pieces. If you spotted an oak leg with quartersawn figure on all four sides, your first reaction might be: That’s neat! But if…
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Techniques
Spalted Maple
What makes this wood so special? Fungus. If there’s one wood that can really challenge your sense of design—and your woodworking skills—it’s spalted maple. Those inky black lines can both…
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Sander Circle Jig
I find myself needing a lot of small circles for use on wooden toys. When I cut those disks out with a circle-cutting jig on the band saw, the edge…
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Impossible Dovetails
Baffle your friends with perplexing joints Press a dovetailed board into another board with matching sockets, and you’ve created woodworking’s most iconic joint. The dovetails and sockets wedge the boards…
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Floor Sweep Dust Port
Floor Sweep Dust Port My router table is probably the most-used tool in my shop. I have dust collector ports on the fence, but when I rout with a bearing-guided…
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5 Favorite Jigs
These five simple shop aids help you work more effectively & efficiently. Blog: Learn more about routers and how they have changed woodworking for the better. Video: Watch Chuck Bender…
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