One of the skills you should learn as an aspiring woodworker is edge jointing. It is the process of preparing the wooden board’s edge accurately and straight to set it for the next operation. Jointing is traditionally done with a jointer plane. Nowadays, however, you can employ various edge jointing techniques like using a hand-held … Read more
Coped joints are joints produced by the wood joinery technique called coping. The result of this technique is a joint that is neat and professional looking. Coping also gets referred to as scribing. It is a technique that lets you shape the molding’s end to fit the abutting member’s contours neatly. Many English-speaking countries, aside from the … Read more
Joints are essential woodworking components, and if you want to raise your level of woodworking a notch higher, it will be best to learn and master the different types of woodworking joints. One of the best woodworking joints you should know is the rabbet joint. It is also called a rebate joint. You can use … Read more
Of course, there are many types of woodworking joints, and one type he should first learn about is the rabbet joint. But what is a rabbet joint? A rabbet joint is a product of jointing two wood pieces using a rabbet. A rabbet refers to a recess cut made on the workpiece’s edge. The extruding … Read more
Dovetail joints consist of two parts: tails and pins. The tails appear like the dove’s tail. As such, these joints get referred to as dovetail joints. The pins fit snugly between those tails, making it almost impossible to disconnect both pieces. There is no doubt that these joints are long-lasting. If you visit, for example, some … Read more
Many non-woodworkers cannot readily distinguish between a dovetail joint and a box joint. Many would not even know what a dovetail joint and box joint are. Yet, to give outsiders to woodworking an inside view into woodworking joints, the dovetail joints and the box joints are two distinct types of joints. Of course, a box … Read more
If you’ve seen a painting or picture frame, you might have seen a miter joint, for most painting frames have miter joints. The miter joint is one of the basic woodworking joints you should learn as an aspiring woodworker. You can make this joint by creating a 45° angled cut on the two wood components … Read more
When it comes to joinery, birdsmouth cuts are generally one-of-a-kind. Hollow spars come naturally to this joinery method! It can hold anything from eight, twelve, to even sixteen pieces. If you’re familiar with birdsmouth cuts, you know that they’re great for roofing and rafters. However, they should be used sparingly for the latter. Large timber … Read more
If you know what a mortise and tenon joint is, the bridle joint needs no introduction! They are similar joints in terms of construction. Basically, a bridle joint is when you join together two wood pieces with ends that accept and receive one another. Once joined, they form a corner! In contrast, a mortise and … Read more