Dovetail joints are beautiful, distinctive and strong. Here's a primer on how they work and how to incorporate them into your ...

When making these joins, wood can be arranged and joined differently for increased strength and stability. A butt joint and a lap joint are two simple joins you could use. Fran: I'm Fran and I'm ...

While the hammer joint seems mainly aimed at birch plywood, [Jiskar] mentions testing it in other materials, such as bamboo, MDF, and even acrylic, although wood seems to be the best application.

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I’ve just got some rudimentary woodworking tools so I’ve ripped 3″ plywood pieces, cut them to length with butt joints ... together into a 4-channel KK connector. This will make it easy ...

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It's called a halving joint because the pieces are halved in thickness. To get started, make sure you select two good bits of wood, avoiding knots and irregularities in the parts of the timber ...