Japanese joinery reveals intricate woodworking techniques that rely on precision instead of nails or screws. This video ...

These three basic woodworking joints — including dowel joints, biscuit joints, and pocket screws — bring beginner wood projects together. If you’ve got a vision for building your own furniture, ...

This video shows how traditional joinery techniques are used to repair an old, damaged wooden post. Instead of replacing the entire structure, careful cuts and fitted joints bring strength and ...

Rabbet joints may not be the prettiest of wood joints, but sometimes they’re just the best option you have. Here’s how (and when) to use them. You can cut rabbets on a table saw using a dado joint as ...

Pocket holes are a form of wood joinery that secures screws through the edge or face grain of wood as opposed to the end grain, resulting in a much stronger joint. Building large boxes and furniture ...

"50 Digital Wood Joints" by Ladycartoonist is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 If you were captivated by these animations of traditional Japanese woodworking joints, here's a chance to try out some ...

A 5,500 square foot wood building has been constructed in Japan using an unusual engineering premise: jumbo-sized wooden puzzle pieces (think Rubics cube) that interlock through joinery to hold the ...

Dovetail joints are, in my opinion, the prettiest of joinery techniques. They provide incredibly strong joints that, if done correctly, don't even need glue to hold them together. However, they also ...

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