Woodworking
Also, see Designing with Wood
Tutorials
Making a basic box (YouTube)
How to saw straight(hand saws and circular saws)
Essential Tools
- Clamps
- Marking gauge
- hand saws
- Japanese pull saw
- Combination square
- Smoothing plane
Power tools
- Power drill
- Table saw
- Miter saw
- Jigsaw
- Chisel
- Plunge router
- Biscuit joiner
- Dremel - Dremel bits explained (YouTube)
- Drill Press
Woodworking Books
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Joinery
Butt Joint
Variations:
- glue and screw (or nails)
- dowel joint
- biscuit joint
- miter joint
See 10 ways to make butt joints
Biscuit joint
Mortise and Tenon Joint
One piece of wood has a hole (mortise) and another piece has a tongue (tenon) that fits into it. It's one of the strongest joints, used in furniture making.
Dado joint - often cut with a "dado set", a set of blades for the table saw that can be installed together to build up the width of the joint. Other tools such as a hand router or CNC router can also cut dado joints.
French cleat joint - great for wall storage in shops
French cleat joint - great for wall storage in shops
Pocket screw jig
Pocket Screws
Nicely finished pocket screws
Dovetail - this joint has high tensile strength. Can be cut with router jigs, saw saw blades, or hand-carved with chisels
Finishing
- How to oil woodwork
- Leather dye + 4 coats of polyurethane for relatively cheap wood like poplar