Building a storage shed

I’ve owned one of these for about a year and a half and have cut some beautiful dovetails using this system.

Set-up is easy and explained well by the manual. Incramental adjustments are easy, and

Watching the experts on TV use the Porter-Cable 4212, you’d be inclined to think that you could simply open the box, insert a workpiece & route flawless dovetails.

Not exactly.

While the 421

Wood stock, particularly the stuff that passes for dimensional lumber at modern-day home centers, isn’t the most agreeable of products. It often isn’t fully dried when found on the shelves, and becaus

Woodworking Routers are the most precise cutting tool in your shop. If not, you can learn how.

Pat Warner, a woodworking routers expert, had a great influence on me. His ori

The Woodworking Router is the most precise cutting tool in your shop. If not, you can learn how.

Pat Warner, woodworking router expert, had a great influence on me. His orig

To begin building these barn doors, the first thing to do is to measure the door opening, and determine if you’ll need to build a door jamb. If the raw framed opening is sufficient (since this is for

The task of cutting large panels is relatively easy with a table saw. By the same token, making square cross-cuts on planks is a piece of cake with a miter saw or a properly tuned radial-arm saw.

Occasionally, when working in the wood shop, there are woodworking tasks that are a bit out of the norm, tasks that are a bit tricky to properly and safely complete. In these cases, the best way to h

Photo 1: Clamp the straightedge

Assemble a “T-square” jig with a 1×2 and a 1×6. Clamp it to your work piece.

Photo 2: Rout the dado

Cut the dado using the 1×6 as a guide.

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I did a lot of research prior to building my own kitchen cabinets earlier this year and this book was what inspired me the most as Udo’s Schmidt’s cabinets are simply BEAUTIFUL encompassing many custo