August 1991
Issue 76

Useful tips from fellow woodworkers: 1) Easy Vise Mounting. 2) Checking a Miter Gauge. 3) Clamp Cradles. 4) Picture Frame Splines. 5) Router Table Hold-Down. Plus Quick Tips.

This classic cherry cabinet is built with traditional joinery. It's an heirloom project that looks as good alongside a sofa as it does next to a bed.

We show several ways to dress up a simple frame with decorative strips of wood. The corners are joined by stub tenons that fit into the same grooves as the picture.

1) Drill Press Angle Gauge. 2) Drill Press Angled Platform. 3) Routing Inside Chamfers. 4) Trimming Through Tenons.

The legs for this oak stool are dowels wedged into round mortises. A scooped seat makes it comfortable in the shop or just about anywhere else.

A shop-made plywood jig helps produce a uniformly-contoured seat for the Shop Stool -- or any chair seat.

A through tenon is stronger when a wedge locks it in the mortise. It's an attractive joint, too, especially if the wedge is made from a contrasting wood.

How to avoid glue-joint failure, and what to use for a thin table saw insert. Also, what's the difference between reaction wood and case hardening?

Good edge joints share three characteristics: the edges are straight, smooth, and square to the face. We show the tools and techniques to achieve them.