Page 6 - Installing Hardware

  1. Ways to Cut a Hinge Mortise

    Ways to Cut a Hinge Mortise

    Nothing makes a person feel more like a pro than chiseling out a nice, crisp, tight-fitting hinge mortise by hand, but is there a better method? A Woodworker's Journal reader asks this:
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  2. Assembling Hardwood Pieces Using Flat Head Wood Screws

    Assembling Hardwood Pieces Using Flat Head Wood Screws

    In a world of whizz-bang gadgets and high tech tools, a recent thread on a woodworking forum reminded me that sometimes we need to stop, rewind and get back to the basics. The poster was lamenting that he had no idea how to drive a screw. This may seem silly, but it really is an honest question.
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  3. Pocket Hole Joinery with the Kreg Jig

    Pocket Hole Joinery with the Kreg Jig

    Pocket hole joinery isn't new. The speed and reliability of the technique have made it a favorite in furniture manufacturing and cabinet shops for decades. But for the small shop and weekend woodworker, pocket hole joinery took a giant leap forward in 1990, when Craig Sommerfield brought out the first commercially available model of his remarkable Kreg Jig.
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