Two Japanese carpenters demonstrate the mortise joinery used to assemble a built-up beam. The claim is that the joined beam is as strong as a solid one.

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A secret weapon in the war on loose joints: 2P-10 a two-part glue that dries in ten seconds.

You are 20 bucks away from a speaker that rocks

Deep roots in the community has its benefits (#ThrowbackThursday came early this week)

Joint a step and use a plywood sled to plane a parallel surface, flip, repeat.

Five ways to draw circles

Celebrate simplicity ... and sharp chisels

Angled and tapered legs make a saddle for the tapered top

An icon of Craftsman joinery, the pegged mortise, faceted with a file and chisel

A rather biased view on whether or not to use biscuit joiners for slab glue-ups—but what do you really think, Jesse?

How some simple jigs and a router can add interesting detail to millwork

Dress up a post with a beveled top and tapered chamfer sides

A pretty cool parlor trick that makes trade shows go quickly, and a great way to 'Wow' the kids.

With scrap lumber and a couple of hours, Samurai Carpenter builds a jig and smooths a log into the beginnings of a tabletop ... 

Zero-clearance inserts reduce tearout and improve safety on a tablesaw