Recently, our woodworking guru, Steve, showed us how to build a sturdy custom bookcase on the cheap. It came out looking great, especially if you like purple, and his tutorial was full of handy woodworking tips, like how to make a dadoing jig. Much of the project was accomplished using a couple of tools recently added to the Milwaukee M18 lineup of cordless tools: The Milwaukee M18 jigsaw and the Milwaukee M18 compact router. While Steve was off somewhere playing in his workshop, we snagged the router off its purple shelf, to get a well-rounded look at it. Read More
Woodworking
French Cleats And How To Use Them – Secure Cabinet Hanging
If you caught our wooden bookshelf project, you may remember my saying it would be hung on the wall. But how exactly would you mount that sort of thing? The answer – in many cases – is a pair of wooden wedges known as the French cleat. We’ll show you how to use this easy technique to handle some of your trickiest wall hanging challenges. From kitchen cabinets to large pieces of art, French cleats are the simple, reliable solution you’ve been looking for. Read More
