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Edition — New Year's Day
Dec. 29, 2021
Designer's Notebook
Barn Door Cabinet
It started with hardware. Designer John Doyle wanted to create a piece that included sliding door hardware. That decision lead a host of other possibilities that ended up with a one-of-a-kind cabinet you can build for your own home.
Talking Shop
Just Right Joinery
Perfect-fitting joints sounds simple enough, but it can be tough to know what it looks like. Bryan and Phil share examples and talk about what to look for so you can build projects that go together smoothly and last for years to come.
Woodworking Technique
Mortises with a Horizontal Router
Routing mortises is something we do a lot in our shop. But, balancing a router on the edge of a rail or stile, for example, can be hard. But, what if you hold your router horizontal? Then making the mortises becomes easy. This jig allows you to turn your router into a slot-mortising machine and knock out mortises with ease.
Shop Tip
Dowel Tenon & Groove
When most of your projects use straight, square parts, working with dowels and other round stock can through you for a loop. Here's a simple add-on for your table saw to make smooth, crisp tenons and grooves.