Should You Glue Pocket Hole Joints?

Should You Glue Pocket Hole Joints

We know pocket hole joints.  We like pocket hole joints.  We use pocket hole joinery in many of our projects.  It’s likely you do, too. Among the many types of joints, pocket hole joints are commonly used in a number …

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Can You Make Dovetail Joints With Plywood?

Can You Make Dovetail Joints With Plywood

In a recent article on these pages, we asked the question:  How many corner joint methods are there?  We wrote about two of them in that piece, the box joint, and the dovetail joint.  But we only discussed the joinery …

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Biscuit Joints vs Dowels: Which is Better?

Biscuit Joints vs Dowels Which is Better

The right man for the job, the right tool for the task, are both important rules of conduct and work.  We’ve used the latter often when writing about woodworking and the projects we undertake.  The right tool for the task …

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Can You Use Pocket Holes on Miter Joints?

Can You Use Pocket Holes on Miter Joints

We woodworkers certainly know mitered corners and numerous joinery techniques.  They are a regular part of the work we do in our woodworking shop. Among those joinery techniques is the pocket hole joint, a strong joint with many applications. How …

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Box Joint vs Dovetail: Is One Better?

Box Joint vs Dovetail Is One Better

How many corner joint methods are there?  How many have you built?  What’s your favorite one, your go-to choice when building something in your woodworking shop?   There are many ways to join two pieces of wood together, and the method …

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How To Join Two Pieces of Wood At 45 Degrees

How To Join Two Pieces of Wood At 45 Degrees

In woodworking, getting the angles right makes all the difference, especially when you’re aiming for a sharp 45-degree joint. It’s not your everyday joint – it’s for those special projects where you need a perfect angle, like a neat cabinet …

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How Far Apart Should Pocket Holes Be?

How Far Apart Should Pocket Holes Be

Pocket holes and pocket hole joinery are no strangers to us at Obsessed Woodworking or to these pages.  We love our Kreg pocket hole jig, and we use pocket hole joints in many of our woodworking projects – cabinet doors, …

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Can You Pocket Hole MDF?

Can You Pocket Hole MDF

If you have followed Obsessed Woodworking over the last 18 months, you’ve read a number of articles on pocket hole joinery.  We like pocket hole joints and use them often in our woodworking projects, and know a little bit about …

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Are Dowels Stronger Than Pocket Holes?

Are Dowels Stronger Than Pocket Holes

Chairs need to support people; tables need to support dinner, or computers and books, or vases filled with water and flowers; cabinets need to hold their content; and, doors need to support the weight of their woods.  This is basic …

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What Tool Do You Use To Make Pocket Holes?

What Tool Do You Use To Make Pocket Holes

If you’ve been making picture frames, cabinet faces, or tables in your woodworking shop, then you likely know pocket holes and pocket hole joinery.  Most woodworkers consider it the strongest of joints, even more, strong than mortise and tenon joints.   …

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Are Pocket Holes Strong Enough For Shelves?

Are Pocket Holes Strong Enough For Shelves

Pocket hole joinery is a mainstay in woodworking due to its straightforward application and dependable strength. It’s a method that quickly and effectively joins two pieces of wood, suitable for various construction needs. This technique is especially useful for building …

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What is a Doweling Jig?

What is a Doweling Jig

We know dowels and dowel joinery.  We’ve written about it in the past and distinguished it from biscuit joinery in an earlier piece which you will find here. Dowel joinery involves drilling holes in the two pieces being joined together, …

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Biscuit Joint Advantages and Disadvantages

Biscuit Joint Advantages and Disadvantages

From episodes of This Old House to shop classes in school, we saw, heard about, and employed biscuit joinery as part of our woodworking education on joining two pieces of wood together.  It’s a quick and easy way to glue …

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How To Join Wood Without a Biscuit Joiner

How To Join Wood Without a Biscuit Joiner

Joining wood is part of virtually every woodworking project in your home.  Framing a window or door, building a cabinet, table, or chair, or adding shelves in your bathroom, are all projects where wood is joined in one fashion or another. …

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