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Inlaying
- Marquetry, Inlay and Intarsia Okay, not just Inlaying, but related, and I didnÕt know where to put it. From Stephen ShepherdÕs ILoveWood website.
- Joinery
- Cutting Wooden Threads – this is too cool, from Stephen ShepherdÕs ILoveWood website.
- Making A Tusk Tenon for Knockdown Furniture Article by Tom Rettie on making this useful joint.
- Dovetails – the classic joint
- Hand-Cut Dovetails This article by Norman Havens of Fujino Township is my favorite and the one I learned from.
- Dovetails Detailed A series of articles from Jeff Gorman covering every aspect of this classic joint from layout to fancy variations.
- Take Care When Chopping Dovetails It can matter which side you start from, by Jeff Gorman.
- Hand Dovetailed Drawers Article from Wood Central
- The Dovetail FAQ pretty complete description of cutting dovetails by John Gunterman, but no pictures.
- Amateur WoodworkerÕs take on things.
- University of Greenwich The one in England – their school of Design and Technology has articles on cutting the four main woodworking joints here.
- Popular Woodworking On-Line article by Chris Schwartz, regular poster on WoodCentral. Lots of photos using dozuki, coping saw, chop method.
- Setting Out Dovetails Fine, if short, article from GeoffÕs Woodwork.
- Dovetail Joints Reprinted from The Manufacturer and Builder, Volume One, 1869, on Keith RuckerÕs site.
- Hand Cut Dovetail Jig From the pages of Popular Woodworking.
- Cutting, Chopping and Planing Dovetails by Hand Stephen ShepherdÕs take on the subject, from ILoveWood.
- Double Twisted Dovetail Joint This is too cool.
- Mortise and Tenon Joints
- Mortising and Tenoning by Hand A series of articles from Jeff Gorman covering layout to chiseling and sawing including a fascinating article on how a mortising chisel works in practice.
- Mortising Master Joyner Adam CherubiniÕs very original take on this.
- Drawboring a Mortise and Tenon Joint Tips and advice from Badger Pond regulars.
- Mortises By Hand Bob Smalser teaches mortising with a stout chisel.
- False Tenons Jeff Gorman shows one method of fixing an undersized tenon.
- Chopping Mortises A good tutorial from Stephen ShepherdÕs ILoveWood website.
- Tenoning Strategies Multiple methods, both hand and Ôlectrick, for cutting tenons, from Fine Woodworking.
- What Makes a Good Mortise? Tips from Fine Woodworking.
- Mitre Joints
- The Mitre Shooting Block Building a shooting block, a little known but very handy device for cleaning up mitred corners, from 1920Õs Woodworker Annual, courtesy of ALF.
- Three Shooting Boards From 1920Õs Woodworker Annual, courtesy of ALF.
- Lap Joints
- How to Make a Lap Joint Description of making this most basic and important joint with hand tools.
- Lathes
- Medieval and Renaissance Lathes Part I of a two-part article on man-powered lathes, by Tom Rettie.
- Building a Modern Flywheel Lathe Part II of Tom RettieÕs article, with lotÕs of photos and text.
- A Chairmaker's Foot Lathe & Drilling Stand Article with photos (no measured drawings) about building a standard pole lathe, from Popular Woodworking.
- Fine Tool Building: Darrell LaRue Darrell shows off his treadle lathe with notes about how he built it, from the Old ToolinÕ website.
Specific Projects
- Miniature Bombe Chest E-interview with SAPFM Cartouche award winner John Davis concerning his construction of a miniature (31 1Ú2Ó high) period bombe chest. Worthwhile reading.
- Federal Chest E-interview with SAPFM Cartouche award winner Mack Headley concerning his construction of a Federal Style chest. Worthwhile reading.
- Shelf Clock E-interview with SAPFM Cartouche award winner Rob Millard concerning his construction of a Newburyport Shelf Clock. Worthwhile reading.
- Sleigh Bed with Coopered Panels How to build one with (mostly) hand tools, from Darrell LaRue on the Old ToolinÕ website.
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Workbenches and Tables
General
- Bob Key's Bench Pages BobÕs introduction to workbenches – possibly the finest on the net.
- Workbench Article from Stephen ShepherdÕs ILoveWood website.
- Workbench Tips A collection of short tips to make workbenches work better, from Workbenchplans.com.
Construction
Bench Photo Essays - Inspiration
Workbench Accessories
- Bob Key's Bench Accessories Illustrations and descriptions of various items that make your bench more useful.
- Multi-Mode Vise Very cool vise designed by Paul Perrons that functions both as a traditional front-vise and a shoulder vise. IÕm gonna make one of these.
- The Humble Bench Hook Good article on use of bench hook from inthewoodshop.org.
- The Emmert Vise Page Everything you ever wanted to know about this most useful workbench accessory.
- Hanging Sawhorse Inspirational pictures of a sawhorse that hands off the face of your bench.
Construction Techniques and Design Issues
Drawers
Tables
General
- Making a Beaded Back Panel Scott Post teaches this using wooden molding planes.
- Chair Resoration - Hide Glue Good article on using hide glue by Master Joyner Adam Cherubini.
- The Use of Veneers Pete MullardÕs tutorial on all things veneer, from his site, The Saw Horse.
- Hammer Veneering Article on the classic method, from Stephen ShepherdÕs ILoveWood website.
- Bending Wood Article from Stephen ShepherdÕs ILoveWood website.
- Proportions and the Use of the Golden Section in Furniture Design Interesting little article about this ancient design technique, from Pete MullardÕs website, The Saw Horse.
- Cross Grain Techniques for handling this age-old problem from Stephen ShepherdÕs ILoveWood website.
- Gluing Up A basic tutorial from Stephen ShepherdÕs ILoveWood website.
- Rasp, Files, Rifflers and Floats Helpful article on these often misunderstood tools, from Stephen ShepherdÕs ILoveWood website.
- Sharpening Files and Rasps From, you guessed it, Stephen ShepherdÕs ILoveWood website.
- Splitting and Riving The how-tos of working with the wood, rather than against it, from Stephen ShepherdÕs ILoveWood website.
- Raising Panels How to do this without any power tools – good write-up with plenty of illustrations by John Gunterman.
- Bending Wood the Wright Way Cold bending wood like the Wright Brothers did it, from Popular Woodworking.
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