Equipment

A rebate shoulder is the vertical wall left between the rebate and the face of the board. If that wall […]

What the joint demands A shallow housing joint is a recess across the grain that seats a shelf, divider, or

Removing a small amount of timber during installation is a different job from chopping a mortise or splitting a joint.

A bevel-edge chisel and a firmer chisel can both cut joints, trim shoulders and pare end grain. The difference is

A shallow groove cut across the grain is easy to spoil: the chisel can follow the grain instead of the

What the job demands Fitting a door keep or strike plate is a small job with little room for sloppy

Cleaning dried glue from a timber joint is a controlled paring job, not a contest to see how hard you

What stair repairs demand from a chisel set Timber stair repairs rarely call for a whole cabinetmaking workshop, but they

What a narrow bevel chisel does A narrow bevel chisel is useful when a standard bench chisel cannot reach a

Trimming a wooden plug flush is a small job, but it exposes weak chisels quickly. A blunt edge crushes the