important working area

In class, we can nail down some scrap wood on the tabletops to keep the wood from moving all about. But where I’m doing my woodworking when not in class, I can’t do that. So recently, this is an example of how I was working:  This picture shows my leg holding…

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Shitage Kama joint (in progress)

Shitage Kama is a two-shouldered mortise and tenon with a half dovetail, double wedged in. I googled it and others have called it Stringer to Leg joint. Jay said that this is one of the strongest joints and one that he uses often. You can make a sawhorse with this…

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