Architectural salvage leads the design direction of a door in need of replacement

A flexible drill bit you can knock together in your shop

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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Whatever it takes

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?

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 ...