Decorative Dovetails with the Incra System
In this article Kevin Shantz shows you how to cut such dovetails using the Incra LS Positioning fence system.
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Wood Joinery
Wood Joinery, from Canadian Woodworking, offers practical guidance to help you understand and apply a wide range of joinery techniques.
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The mortise and tenon is a classic joint with lots of strength, albeit it is usually hidden.
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A stopped dado provides the same strength and flexibility that a dado joint does, however it hides the dado itself for a cleaner look.
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Mitre joints are an attractive joint often used in framework for cabinets and cabinet doors, picture frames and box lids - wherever you don't want to see end grain at a corner joint.
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The finger joint is a router joint that not only adds strength to glued-up boards, it can extend your scraps by joining them together end to end for use in a hidden area.
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Lap joints may not be as highly regarded by the craftsman as the dovetail or the mortise & tenon, but they serve a very important role and are quite versatile.
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The Frame & Panel (F&P) joint is typically used for doors in cabinets. It can also be used for cabinet panels and internal frames and structures.
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The Tongue & Groove (T&G) joint is primarily a structural edge-to-edge joint.
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The butterfly key joint is more decorative than structural.
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In addition to using the router to help make traditional joints, you can use the router and a single bit to make unique joints that solve specific joinery issues.
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In addition to using the router to help make traditional joints you can use the router and a single bit to make unique joints that solve specific joinery issues.
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The mortise and tenon joint offers exceptional strength, resisting racking and twisting forces better than most other joints while providing an ample glue surface.
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Dowels are one of the easiest joints to use and are especially useful when you don't want to use hardware, such as screws.
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While dovetail joints are most often praised for their aesthetic appeal, their real claim to fame is the mechanical strength that they offer when two boards are joined at a corner.
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Joints are a fundamental part of woodworking. They have the practical function of joining pieces of wood together into a finished project while they can also provide a decorative element to your work.
