Showing 101 through 120 out of 192 articles containing "box joints"
Mortise & Tenon
…joints. Although they’re not as showy as dovetails or box joints, they’re often the backbone of a woodworking project. And the main reason for this is their incredible strength. In a well-constructed joint… the tenoned workpiece up tight to the mating workpiece when the joint is assembled, see left photo. STEPPED SHOULDERS. A common problem when …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 116
April 1998
Routing Dovetails
…fence in the How-To at right. Note: When you’re making a drawer or box, half the joints are cut on the left side of the jig and half are cut… you to cut 1/4" or 3/8" half-blind dovetails. Another template allows you to cut 1/ " or 3/ " box joints. Finally, 2 4 through dovetails are possible with the Keller Dovetail Kit. Although all this versatility…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 154
August 2004
Shop Notebook
… our sho Shop Notebook Large Box Joint Jig The cabinet on stand (page 30) is assembled with large box joints. These would be difficult to make on a table saw or …fence acts as stop Fence NOTE: Waste is removed during process of routing the box joints 16!/2 Support block (refer to page 32) 1!/2 NOTE: Fingers and fences made from #/4" plywood. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 215
October 2014
Tips & Techniques
…f readers Tips & Techniques “Smart” Box Joint Jig Helper Making box joints at the table saw calls for the use of a specialized box joint jig that often has a tall auxiliary fence to support …This can really take its toll on your comfort when you’re making multiple box joints. To avoid this situation, I decided to let technology help me out by using…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 226
August 2016
Shop Notes
…Box Joint Jig To cut the box joints on the craft center trays and handle (page 34), I used a table saw and the jig shown at right. The crucial components you need to cut box joints…fence allows minor adjustments in case your box joints are too loose or too tight. BUILDING THE JIG. Making your own box joint jig is fairly straightforward using the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 227
October 2016
Greene & Greene-Style Bookcase
…box joints that connect the front to the sides. LARGE JOINT, LARGE JIG. To speed up the process of creating these large box joints, I used a simple, shop-made jig, as explained in the How-To box…to see how to shape the drawer and door pulls. How-To: BOX JOINT JIG To make the large box joints on the front corners of the drawers, I made this jig …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 234
December 2017
Tansu Cabinet
…a simple, but strong, oversized box joint that’s pinned with hardwood dowels to strengthen the joint. Making those massive box joints would be a back-breaker …box joints. PINS & SLOTS. The normal routine used to make pins and slots for box joints is set aside in this instance. Instead of spending a lot of time at the table saw working on box joints…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 243
June 2019
Shop Notes
…W TALLER THAN CUTTING DEPTH OF SAW BLADE the middle section (B). assembly. To assemble the miter box, glue the left piece (A) down first. Then place your saw against the end of …traditional way to join aprons or rails to legs is with a mortise and tenon joint. And that's the joint I used on the Plant Stand on page 18. While the mortise and …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 68
April 1990
Shop Notes
… 1. CLAMP ON SUPPORT. There are a couple of ways to solve this problem. If the box or case is constructed in such a way that clamps will reach around it, I … OF A SPLINE. First, a spline strengthens the joint by providing more glue surface. A miter joint by itself is only an end-grain to end-grain joint which is structurally very weak. Second,…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 70
August 1990
Apothecary Cabinet
… PROJECT Apothecary Cabinet To build this box full of boxes, there's no complicated joinery to worry about-—just rabbets, dadoes, and a few basic setups. There's a…finished size, work can begin on the locking rabbets joints. drawer joints. There are just a few sim- ple steps required to make the joints for the the drawers. And the cuts can …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 97
February 1995
Dovetail Key Joinery
…. Make the sides, miter the ends, and glue the pieces together. But sometimes mitered joints need reinforcement. So I add dovetail keys at the corners. JIG. In the past, I’d rout … router. We took that idea and designed a jig that clamps to the side of a box, see Fig. 1. This jig consists of just two parts, see drawing below. There’s a hardboard …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 105
June 1996
Lap Dovetails
… make once you know how. M ost people think of dovetail joints as good only for joining corners, like on a drawer or a box. But a lap dovetail is great for joining a rail to the… a router table (see box on opposite page), it’s often just as quick to cut them by hand. TAILS Since the tails are the most visible part of the joint, I start with them…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 119
October 1998
Plate Joinery
…are a few quick tips I’ve found useful when working with a plate joiner, see box on page 17. Frame Joints Frames are perfect for plate joinery, see photo. A slot is cut in …, see tip box on page 17. 1 2 a. a. { To join a corner with biscuits, slots are cut in the end of one piece and the face of the other. T-Joint A T-joint has slots cut …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 123
June 1999
Paper Towel Dispenser
…For example, the case is joined with double through-mortise and tenon joints. And there are two variations of the joint. One set of mortises are regular through mortises. The other set…to drill a few holes in the top and bottom before assembling the case. See the box on the opposite page for details about doing this. The case goes together from the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 134
April 2001
A Tapered Sliding Dovetail
… the round column was almost always a straight-sided “sliding” dovetail. The basic anatomy of this joint is shown in the drawings at the top of the opposite page. A long dovetail shaped… the fit so that the two parts of the joint make contact at just the right spot (box below). The taper of the joint also takes a lot of uncertainty out of gluing the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 154
August 2004
Mitered Half Lap
… in a door. When it comes down to it, a miter joint isn’t really much more than a butt joint. The good news is, there’s a “hybrid” joint that combines the look of a miter with the strength… step in the process. Second, the key to cutting an accurate joint is the simple sled shown in the box on the next page. The sled rides along the rip fence and…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 167
October 2006
Haunched Mortise & Tenon
…provides more lateral stiffness to the construction of the door. MaKinG THe JoinT If you take a look at the box on the opposite page you’ll see that the process for making a haunched mortise and tenon joint is a lot like making a traditional mortise and tenon. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 173
October 2007
Kitchen Containers
…TOP. Now before assembling the splined joints, you have a few more parts to fit. First, each box needs a 1⁄4" plywood bottom panel. And as I mentioned, the recipe box also gets a 1⁄4" solid … joints and then clamping up the entire box. Complete the job by gluing the two half-boxes together. 17 Woodsmith NOTE: Steps shown apply to all three boxes …Read More
