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Podcast #33: Quick & Easy Joinery

If I had the time, I’d build every project with hand-cut mortise and tenon or dovetail joinery. But that’s not a very realistic goal, nor is it necessary. There are plenty of joinery methods out there that can be made both quickly and easily. During the seminar podcast, I’ll talk about three of my favorite “quick and easy” joinery methods.

One of the most “traditional” methods is the lap joint. It’s easy to cut with just one setup on the table saw. And it provides plenty of face grain gluing surface as well as a good amount of mechanical strength.

For a couple of “modern” joinery techniques that are especially quick and easy, you’ll have to purchase specialized machinery to produce them. I’m talking about biscuit joints and pocket hole joinery. Both of these methods get their mechanical strength from distinctive fastener’s — biscuits or pocket screws. But the best part is that each can be setup and cut in seconds.

Be sure to check out the Woodsmith Podcast Store for links to a few products that I used during this seminar.

 
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Posted on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 at 11:43 am. Filed under Podcast.
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4 Responses to “Podcast #33: Quick & Easy Joinery”

GRAHAM said,

Hi,
While i found this feature very interesting and i did learn the basics of what was demonstrated also found the presenter very difficult to follow as his constant stuttering and miss quoting of what he was using and demonstrating made understanding the products & procedures very difficult.Could you not pre-rehearse the demonstrations and make them smoother and easier to follow.

(posted on July 19th, 2008 at 8:56 am)

Ralph Marshall said,

I too did enjoy learning the basics as I have never used pocket hole joinery and always have trouble with half lap, so now maybe it will work out better for me. The presenter is to be forgiven for any lack of professional speaking ability as he is a woodworker and surely knows his business. Most of us are not good at public speaking and teaching.

(posted on August 15th, 2008 at 1:54 pm)

Gene Prize said,

I had to bailout after 2 minutes, because he was impossible to listen to. This presentation should not have been done by this person, he is just awful. An alternative would be to have a speaker and a demonstrator.

(posted on July 21st, 2009 at 10:36 am)

Rigs said,

I appreciate the demonstration for the tools and techniques you freely share with us. I have watched only 5 minutes at this point but will return to the rest of the presentation in the near future. I hope you will continue to offer these programs for their woodworking substance and not worry about making them a teleprompter soap opera.

(posted on July 21st, 2009 at 12:06 pm)