Traditional Woodworking Joints

In the proverbial nutshell, a wood joint can represent all the procedures and goals of furniture & cabinetmaking.
Precise layout and accurate use of hand and power tools is required to successfully achieve a wood joint that is technically functional, secure and ascetically beautiful.

The scarf joint is assembled, then slid through the mortice. At this point the scarf can’t move apart in any direction. Then, when the wedges, on either side of the leg are driven in, the joint is fixed and ready to do its job of holding the table base together.

This is a wedged mortice & tenon

The tenon, at the end of the table leg stretcher which has a shoulder at the base of the tenon, is placed into and through the mortice in the leg. Once the wedge is driven in, to tighten the tennon to the leg, the leg can't move.

A few words about Furniture
Furniture can be a fun, creative and a functional expression of your life style.
There are 'simply', NO LIMITS as what can be designed and built.
We enjoy mixed media projects and have had experience in many materials, including natural stone, metals, leather, solid surface, plastic laminate, and glass, (etched, stained and beveled).
Whether the piece you want is traditional, contemporary, eclectic or artistic, as you've seen, we can built it!

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Our custom cabinet & furniture shop is unique, with uncommonly, highly skilled craftsman.

Since 1972, I've designed & built custom cabinets, furniture and interior millwork of all styles.

Our shop offers traditional & contemporary woodworking machines and the skills, to build most any project.

Our projects range from traditional woodworking & joinery to contemporary panel construction systems. Including solid wood 'contemporary crafts' style with exposed joinery to exotic figured veneer work.

There IS a Difference..... Each project is designed for YOU, within your specifications, with our many years of experience.

If you request, we'll work with your designer or architect using yours or their designs.

A picture is worth a thousand words, but if you need an explanation or you have a special request, please email me. I've had many years of experience with varied styles of woodworking and complex installations.