The Shaker Nightstand

Learn essential table-making and hand-tool techniques, and apply your new skills to a variety of other furniture projects! Expert furniture maker Jeff Miller guides you through arranging and jointing your boards, and creating mortises and tenons with precision. Then, properly fit the joints using shoulder and router planes, repair cracked mortises and even patch a joint that’s too loose. You’ll be able to taper legs like a master with Jeff’s tricks for laying out the taper, using a plane and ensuring you don’t go too far. You’ll even learn how to smooth the top without plying wood fibers apart. Finally, create bevels and buttons, and then smooth and chamfer your table’s edges, and assemble your pieces with ease. Plus, use Jeff’s finish recipe to really showcase your craftsmanship to its fullest!