Putty and paint make a carpenter what (s)he ain't, and knowing how to scribe makes a carpenter who doesn't need excuses...

Becoming a master carpenter is a series of small steps, not a giant leap; learning what a smooger is, why it matters, and how to make one are three of the steps

Forget about upside-down and backwards, just lay it on the table and cut it

...Works for any spring angle and (almost) any size crown.

Fast-setting glue and sacrificial guides keep your workpiece smooth and snipe-free

Spice up plywood cabinets with solid wood inlays. Spice up solid wood inlays with cleanly cur dado slots

Sometimes a blade thickness is waaay more than you need to cut off. If you need to take 1/32 off the end of a board, here's how to do it quickly.

Adjust the boxes to the hardware, and then to each other. Rotating the panel gives a little extra wiggle room

Assembling a big box with a big back that anchors the bed cabinet to the wall

A little extra space helps, and can be tightened with a washer if needed

Install the front-facing panel and movable legs to the mattress box

A strip of hardwood hides the joint and customizes the look

A lot of pocket screws hold the sides and bottom ribs together

 

The two-part bottom panel assembly is about aesthetics, not structure

An inexpensive tool, a mid-priced one, and a high-dollar cordless saw combine into a nice little system for clean and accurate mitering

The absence of an accident does not mean the presence of safety; push sticks are expendable; fingers are not.

Four straight 2x6s, a lot of glue, a mortiser, planer, sharp chisels, band saw, Forstner bits, a block plane, oscillating spindle sander, and a rubber mallet are all you need

Edgebanding without sanding: call attention to the joint rather than trying to hide it. Because you won't hide it.