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THE BEST OF Plus: 25 essential jigs and helpers w Joinery Complete guide to woodworking joints For furniture, boxes, and more Proven techniques for hand and power Dadoes to dovetails, and everything in between joinery – winter 2014 Taunton Product no. 017029 fine woodworking’s joinery www.finewoodworking.com QUALITY฀WOODWORKING฀TOOLS฀•฀ ® SUPPLIES฀•฀ADVICE ™ Introducing The Evolution Of Kreg Joinery NEW! Kreg Jig K5 Pocket Hole System •฀Clamp฀Mechanism฀Adjusts฀Quickly฀ The new Kreg Jig® K5 is the most advanced Kreg Jig yet! The new jig incorporates the best Without Tools features of earlier models while further refining its simplicity and versatility with improvements •฀Material฀Support฀Extension฀Wings฀ ฀฀฀Have฀Internal฀Storage to a proven design. 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Sign up, it’s free: FineWoodworking.com/4Newsletter T © 2013 The Taunton Press J O I N E R Y 3 THE BEST OF BISCUIT-JOINT w 32BASICS Joinery 32 Biscuits: Fast Gearing Up Miters and Versatile 16 Soup Up Your They’re great for solid wood 54 Box Miters and plywood Plunge Router C lean results and Easy jigs and guides B Y T O M B E G N A L easier glue-ups for joints of all kinds B Y D O U G S T O W E B Y G R E G O R Y P A O L I N I 36 D owels: Simple A N D D A V I D H YAT T and Strong 24 Work Safer S trategies for making sturdy 61 Frame Miters with Featherboards furniture P icture frames, face frames, B Y A S A C H R I S T I A N A doors, and more These helpers let you cut joinery with confidence B Y M A R C A D A M S 40 Rabbets and Dadoes B Y B O B VA N D Y K E H ow to cut them safely Mortise & Tenons on the tablesaw Basic Joints B Y M A R C A D A M S 64 Low-Tech Mortising 28 Screws: 44 P inned Rabbets: Drilling and chopping Joinery in a Box works in any shop Perfect for Drawers H ow to get maximum holding B Y C H R I S T I A N B E C K S V O O R T power in every situation S trong and attractive, these joints are a great alternative B Y R O B E R T J . S E T T I C H 68 F aster Mortises to traditional dovetails B Y H E N D R I K VA R J U by Machine Hollow-chisel mortisers 48 R outer Joinery require some setup B Y R O L A N D J O H N S O N for Doors M atched router bits make it easy to build a houseful of cabinets BBYY M MI CIHCAHE AL EP LE K PO VEIKC OH V I C H 24 84 WO R K S A F E R W I T H EXPOSED F E AT H E R B O A R D S PEG JOINTS BOX HALF-BLIND 54 MITERS 110 DOVETAILS 72 Cut Tenons with Dovetails Your Dado Set Fastest path to perfect results 98 Layout Basics B Y M I C H A E L P E K O V I C H Design dovetails for strength and style 75 Best Way B Y C H R I S G O C H N O U R to Fit Tenons 102 Dovetails by Hand Machines will get you close, JOINERY but only a handplane M aster woodworker 92 FOR CURVED WORK will deliver a piston fit demystifies this classic joint B Y C H R I S G O C H N O U R B Y C H R I S T I A N B E C K S V O O R T 78 The Mighty Wedge 106 Dovetails on Departments Fixed or loose, wedged joinery the Tablesaw adds strength and style Make perfect through-dovetails 6 Editor’s Letter B Y J O H N N E S S E T every time 8 On the Web B Y G R E G O R Y P A O L I N I 84 The Pegged Joint, 10 Quick Tips Exposed 110 Half-Blind Dovetails 1 16 FastF ixes A complete guide, from flush in Half the Time to proud to drawbored Get the hand-cut look B Y M AT T H E W T E A G U E with the speed and consistency of machines 92 S traightforward B Y S T E P H E N H A M M E R 64 Joinery for LOW-TECH MORTISING Curved Work Three basic teecchhnniiqquueess aarree tthhee b bridge to more beeaauuttiiffuull ffuurrnniittuurree B Y J EFF MILLER LIKE THIS APP? Your feedback is valuable to us pP FineWoodworking.com editor’s letter BTEH OSETF Joinery GET SERIOUS ABOUT JOINERY Issue Editor Thomas McKenna Even if your furniture has perfect proportions, glass-smooth surfaces, and a Issue Art Director Michael Pekovich flawless finish, it will fall apart in time if the joinery isn’t up to snuff. After all, Issue Copy Editor Elizabeth Healy the essence of fine woodworking—building pieces to last—is being able to cut Contributing Designer Catherine Cassidy and fit sound joinery. Most furniture has more than one type of joint in it, with each assigned a specific function in the piece—dovetails for drawers, mortise-and-tenons for doors or table legs. That means you need to know how to cut a wide range of joints. Fortunately, they’re all here in this special collection of articles from Fine Woodworking magazine. Editor Asa Christiana We combed our archives to find Art Director Michael Pekovich the best, most comprehensive joinery Managing Editor Thomas McKenna techniques. Some are traditional Senior Editors M atthew Kenney and recognizable, while others truly Jonathan Binzen are cutting edge. Take dovetails, for Associate Editors Steve Scott instance. We offer a time-tested hand- Ben Blackmar cut method, but for those who prefer Senior Copy/ Elizabeth Healy power tools, we’ve included two fast Production Editor machine methods using either the Deputy Art Director Kelly J. Dunton bandsaw or tablesaw. Each one allows Associate Art Director J ohn Tetreault you to be creative with the layout and Administrative Assistant Betsy Engel make dovetails that look handmade. Shop Manager William Peck But it’s not just dovetails. We’ll also show you how to cut clean miters with Contributing Editors Christian Becksvoort Garrett Hack precision, how to tackle tight-fitting Roland Johnson Steve Latta mortise-and-tenons even if the pieces Michael Fortune are curved, and where and how to use Methods of Work Jim Richey screws, dowels, and biscuits effectively. Finally, we’ll show you how to fix, FineWoodworking.com or hide, the most common joinery Executive Web Producer Mather Dolph mistakes we all make—even the pros. Senior Web Producer E d Pirnik So dive in and discover new, or Web Producer Lisa Raleigh better, ways to work. Soon you’ll be well-prepped to build any type of The Best of Fine Woodworking: (ISSN: 1936-8127) furniture, from boxes to tables to is published by The Taunton Press, Inc., Newtown, CT 06470-5506. Telephone 203-426-8171. Canadian GST chests of drawers, and to build each paid registration #123210981. one to last. Printed in the USA —Tom McKenna, Joinery editor 6 F I N E W O O D W O R K I N G • Increase the value of all your woodworking projects with custom laser work. • Engrave stunning photos, text and graphics with a touch of a button. • Create custom projects with ease – jewelry boxes, humidors, cabinets and much more! Customize Products Cabinneett InInlalayyss Custom Birdhouse To request a brochure, DVD, and samples, contact us at: epiloglaser.com/fww • on the web FineWoodworking.com/joinery Visit our website for a whole host of joinery tips and techniques. From dovetails and dadoes to mortise- and-tenons and more, we’ve got you covered. Plus, become an online member to access our extensive archive of articles and videos, or check out the free videos listed below. Tips for Tablesawn Dovetails Group Publisher Anatole Burkin Heirloom Quality Tools® Our experts, your topics! Tune in to our Shop Talk Live podcasts to hear our editors interview experts and answer reader questions. ShopTalkLive.com 1-800-327-2520 © 2013 The Taunton Press Made in Maine, USA www.lie-nielsen.com Have you heard? Featuring hands-on classes for all skill levels taught by nationally known craftsmen including is now on the iPad and tablets. Will Neptune Steve Latta Call 800-309-8954 Peter Galbert Darrell Peart to learn more about Christopher Schwarz advertising opportunities! and more! www.finewoodwork ing.com J O I N E R Y 9 quick tips Clamp jaw Screws secure vise to bench. E D I T E D A N D D R AW N B Y J I M R I C H E Y Star knob Portable vise is great for dovetailing Adjustable stop Threaded rod Spring Clamp jaw Vertical Makkee t htehsees pea prtas r t s fence froomm h haradrwdowood.od . I made this fixture for routing away the waste between pins in half-blind dovetails, but it also Asedtjsu sdteapbtlhe ostfo cpu t. works well for tasks like sawing the tails or routing a dovetail socket in the top of a table leg. It is essentially a portable, twin-screw vise mounted on a right-angle bracket that gets screwed to the edge of a bench. An adjustable stop at the rear of the fixture sets the router’s depth of cut. Use a tough hardwood like oak or maple for the wooden parts. Make the twin screws from 3⁄8-in. threaded rod cut into 7-in. lengths and mount them in a pair of holes that are either tapped or fitted with threaded inserts. A pair of matching but slightly larger holes in the clamp jaw allow for a sliding fit. I counterbored these holes on the backside to accommodate compression springs thaatt m makaek eit ieta seiears iteo ro tpoe no tpheen ja twh. eF ijnaawlly. , FI ignlauleldy , I glued Align and clamp a thin vertical fence to the fixture, drilling through workpiece so end is the fence to accommodate the left-hand screw, to flush at top. keep the workpiece perpendicular. Clamp the workpiece in place so the end is flush with the top of the vise. Now set the stop parallel to the work so that it stops the bit on—or just short of—the baseline. I like a 1⁄4-in. straight bit for this task because it lets me cut to full depth in one pass and is easy to control. After routing as close to the layout lines as I dare, I keep the workpiece in the vise and trim the pins to fit with a sharp chisel. Vertical fence —PHIL IP A . HOUCK, BBoosstot no,n M, aMssa.s s . aligns stock at 90°. 10 F I N E W O O D W O R K I N G

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