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VIDEO: Build a Mid-Century Tambour Cabinet
Learn how we built this Mid-Century Modern console cabinet. It features waterfall miter joints, turned tapered legs, and sliding tambour doors.
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Video: How to Make a Waterfall Corner Joint
Rob Johnstone demonstrates how to cut and assemble a waterfall corner joint. You’ll also learn a great tip for how to use hide glue and clamping cauls to clamp this joint securely.
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PROJECT: Holiday Spheres
Cut decorative hollow spheres on your scroll saw, then sand them to shape on the drill press.
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PROJECT: Simple Knife Block
Here’s an easy-to-build, one-day shop project to protect your favorite kitchen accessories. Use up some leftover wood and save the edges on your kitchen knives!
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Big Panel Joint: Should I Use Dowels or Biscuits?
I need to glue up two big cedar planks and want to reinforce the joint with dowels or biscuits. Which option is better?
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How Many Clamps Do You Need?
Once you know how the clamps exert pressure, it’s easy to visualize what’s happening and determine if you’ve got enough clamps.
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The Fight Between Glue and Stain
Should I try to wipe the glue off as soon as it is applied, wait until it is partially set or try to cut, chip, sand, etc., after it has completely set?
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Coloring Glue
What can I use to get the dark blue without deeply penetrating the red oak? Other than the standard prep when laminating wood, is there something else I need to do like sealing the wood prior to the glue-up?
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Adding Glue to Screw Holes
Is there ever an advantage to adding glue to a wood screw hole for either added strength or preventing the screw from working loose?
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Flexible Roll-top Slats
How do you re-cloth the slats of a roll-top desk so that it flexes easily without the glue stiffening it?
