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Four Good Ways to Build Drawers
Woodworking Tips

Four Good Ways to Build Drawers

Our staff offers simple, strong and fast ways to make this important furniture component.

Best Oak Money Can't Buy
Woodworking Tips

Best Oak Money Can't Buy

Learn how to produce stock for joinery projects.

Routing Essentials
Technique Collections

Routing Essentials

The Woodsmith Technique Collection: Routing Essentials contains everything you need to know for safe and accurate routing.

Ripping Essentials
Technique Collections

Ripping Essentials

This technique collection contains everything you need to know for safe and accurate rip cuts on your table saw every time.

Crosscut Essentials
Technique Collections

Crosscut Essentials

This technique collection contains everything you need to know for accurate crosscuts on the table saw time after time.

Woodworking Essentials Chapter 5: Advanced Table Saw Joinery
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Woodworking Essentials Chapter 5: Advanced Table Saw Joinery

This download will show you how to make woodworking joints on the table saw with and without jigs.

Tricks of the Trade: Shooting Board for Veneer
Woodworking Tips

Tricks of the Trade: Shooting Board for Veneer

There isn’t much to this essential jig, but you’ll get a lot out of it.

Properly Pegged Joints
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Properly Pegged Joints

Digging into whether or not reinforcing a mortise and tenon with a peg makes it a stronger joint.

Casework Construction: Wood Selection and Prep
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Casework Construction: Wood Selection and Prep

Choose the best wood for your project.

The Right Way to Prepare Lumber
Woodworking Tips

The Right Way to Prepare Lumber

To true your wood with your joiner and planer, the steps you follow are critical to your success.

10 Tricks for Tight Joints
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10 Tricks for Tight Joints

Learn some of our editor's favorite ways to get seamless, rock-solid joints.

Casework Construction: Beginning Principles
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Casework Construction: Beginning Principles

This opening chapter in our seven-part series covers terminology, history and design principles behind great casework.