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Mitered Joinery

with Tim Rousseau

Total Length: 3h 35m 02s

Product Number: FWW61065241

Access includes complete video series plus all class materials.

Instructor

Master woodworker and veteran teacher Tim Rousseau shows how to make perfect frame miter joints and flawless carcass miter joints.

Learn how to:

● Make precise miter cuts

● Fine-tune miter cuts

● Glue miter joints

Learn how to choose the right tools and accessories:

● Hand saw

● Hand plane

● Shooting board

● Table saw sleds and fences

● Miter saw

● Plunge router

● Biscuit joiner

Make your miter joints stronger using:

● Biscuits

● Mortises and tenons

● Splines

Mitered joinery is a hallmark of fine furniture and, with Tim’s expert guidance, you’ll soon be able to create impeccable miter joints.

And check out Tim's Machine Joinery class to learn even more about how to get perfect joints with your shop equipment.

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Mitered Joinery

Preview

2:26

Chapter 1 – Mitering basics

Introduction to miter joints

4:27

Cutting miters with hand and power tools

6:22

Test for accurate angles and precise joints

Preview

3:43

Strong miter joints in frames and carcasses

4:47

Chapter 2 – Cutting frame miters

Introduction to hand-cut miters

3:59

Hand-cut miters with a bench hook

3:36

Fine tune miters with a hand plane and shooting board

Preview

5:52

Hand tool mitering example – beading for a cabinet door

3:35

Cut miters using a power miter saw

4:36

Cut miters using a tablesaw and long fence

10:29

Cut miters using a tablesaw and a dedicated sled

3:10

Chapter 3 – Reinforcing the frame miter joints

Use a router to mortise for floating tenons

11:21

Other ways to mortise for reinforcing a miter

2:58

Use a biscuit joiner to strengthen a frame miter

4:14

Use the Domino® system to strengthen a frame miter

1:43

Strengthen a frame miter with an outside spline

Preview

9:51

Strengthen a frame miter with an interior spline

9:12

Create a bridled tenon joint

15:50

Glue-up techniques for frame miters

12:10

Cut a modern-day three-way miter showcase joint

14:30

Chapter 4 – Carcass miters

Set up the tablesaw for carcass miters

Preview

7:49

Carcass miters on a tablesaw with a plywood sled

4:45

Carcass miters on narrow stock with a buried blade setup

4:43

Fine tune carcass miters with a specialized shooting board

3:39

Cut miters with a saw-and-rail system

4:23

Chapter 5 – Reinforcing a carcass miter joint

Strengthen a carcass miter joint with an outside spline

6:10

Strengthen a carcass miter joint with an interior spline

Preview

2:37

Strengthen a carcass miter with a biscuit joiner or Domino®

8:53

Strengthen a carcass miter joints with L-shaped tenons

21:19

Glue-up techniques for carcass miters

11:50