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Match Planing
04 February

Edge Jointing Using the Match Planing Method

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Joinery, Shop Tips, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

Match planing is a method whereby two boards are placed face-to-face and their mating edges are planed simultaneously. If you aren’t familiar with the technique, allow me to present you with a crash course.

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Making a Tapered Sliding Dovetail
01 February

Experimenting with Tapered Stopped Sliding Dovetails

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Joinery, Projects
  • Comments 0 comment

I have wanted to play with a sliding dovetail plane that I acquired last year, and this project seemed like the perfect opportunity to do so.

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Sliding Dovetail Plane
20 January

How to Make Sliding Dovetails with Hand Tools

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Joinery, Projects, Videos
  • Comments 1 comment

I’m working on a project that I’m assembling with tapered sliding dovetails. So in this video I discuss the method that I’ve settled on for making this uncommon form of joinery.

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22 July

How to Make a Tongue and Groove Joint by Hand

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Joinery, Videos
  • Comments 1 comment

As work continues on the cupboard I’m building, I need to make the back boards. These will be joined with tongue and groove joinery. So in this video I show how to use a tongue and groove plane to make this joint.

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Dowel Joinery
08 July

Does Dowel Joinery Belong in Your Woodworking?

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Joinery
  • Comments 3 comments

I’ll admit it, I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to joinery for furniture.  I learned to make furniture the old way, using traditional joinery, like mortise & tenon, dovetails, dados, etc.  So it was with some hesitation that I approached the joinery in two of my most recent projects.

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Reference Face and Edge
23 June

Orientation Marks, Reference Marks, and Layout – Part 2

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Joinery, Shop Tips
  • Comments 2 comments

Orientation marks are not the same thing as reference marks, which are used to identify a flat, straight, and square face, edge and corner.  So today, I want to go over the reference marks.

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18 June

Orientation Marks, Reference Marks, and Layout – Part 1

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Joinery, Shop Tips
  • Comments 0 comment

Some additional thoughts and perspective on reference marks and layout from reader Willard “Bill” Anderson and myself.

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Planing a groove with a Record #44 plow plane
12 May

Video: How to Make Grooves, Rabbets and Dados with Hand Planes

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Joinery, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

To make grooves, rabbets, and dados quickly and precisely, I call on specialized planes designed just for the purpose.

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SawToTheLine04
07 May

Video: How to Cut a Tenon by Hand

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Joinery, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

The mortise and tenon is one of the strongest joints in woodworking and is used extensively in projects like tables, cabinet doors, and chairs. In this video, I detail the method that I use for cutting the tenon half of this fundamental joint.

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Chopping a Mortise
05 May

Video: How to Chop a Mortise

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Joinery, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

The mortise and tenon is one of the strongest joints in woodworking and is used extensively in projects like tables, cabinet doors, and chairs. In this video, I detail the method that I use for chopping the mortise half of this fundamental joint.

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Mahogany Painting Frame
13 April

Video: How to Make a Mitered Frame for a Painting

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Joinery, Projects, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

Mitered frames can be a challenge to build without specialized equipment. Even without the specialized miter trimming machines that are used by professional picture framers, the home woodworker can still make frames using a few simple common workshop appliances and techniques.

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06 April

Video: How to Hand Cut Compound Angled Dovetails

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Joinery, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

One of my subscribers asked a question about making compound angled dovetails. These are actually just as easy to saw out as dovetails on square corners. The difficulty is in laying out and making the compound angled butt joint that is necessary to make before laying out the dovetails. In this video I go over the process for laying out the compound angled butt joint and then cutting the subsequent dovetails.

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