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Home > Search for DIY Projects by Trade Type > The Complete DIY Guide to Carpentry, Joinery and Woodworking Tools and Techniques

The Complete DIY Guide to Carpentry, Joinery and Woodworking Tools and Techniques

This page includes links to all of our Joinery, Carpentry and Woodworking DIY how to projects. In this section you will find tutorial guides covering how to use a range of carpentry tools such as saws, sanders and a range of hand tools, how to put up fencing and hang shelves, how to lay flooring and fit kitchen units and how to build timber stud walls. Browse through the below list and click on your chosen link to view the project information.

  • Using a straight edge to cut a board

    Carpentry Plans and Projects - Find easy to follow DIY woodworking plans and projects that including building a beehive and building a birdbbox or building an under stairs cupboard


  • General purpose saw

    Carpentry Techniques - Learn about the different carpentry and joinery techniques used to create angles, accurate cuts, notches in our DIY project guides and tutorials


  • Modern and contemporary kitchen

    Kitchen Fitting - Kitchen DIY how to projects help, tips and information covering kitchen storage solutions, kitchen planning, fitting a kitchen, kitchen cupboards and all related topics


  • Joining timber with finger joint

    Timber Joints and Cuts - DIY projects covering timber joints and woodworking joints and how to measure and cut birdsmouth, bridle, dovetail, halving joints and many others


Timber joints, joining worktops, making cupboards, hanging doors, mending window frames and hundreds of other joinery and carpentry related question are answered in this section. From how to sharpen chisels and plane blades to which saw to use when cutting across the grain we have all the answers here.

Learn how to cut door hinges neatly for a good fit

Learn how to cut door hinges neatly for a good fit

We have several pages on how to make timber joints of all kinds. From mortise and tennon joints to straight forward butt joints we can show you how to mark and cut the timber.

We have pages of tips and tricks about how to get a saw cut absolutely square and how to straighten twisted timber. We have sections on secret nailing and filling the gaps in floorboards. We show you how to make window frames and door frames as well as picture frames and bedroom cupboards. Once you have the understanding about the correct joint to use in any given situation you should be able to construct anything.

Whether it is softwood for example Pine you are using or plywood, MDF, hardboard or chipboard you will know how to approach the job to get the best possible finish.

Cutting in door hinges neatly is a skill only acquired through understanding and practice but you can master it from these pages and by reading our tips you can avoid splitting timber when nailing it together.

You may be reducing the size of a kitchen base unit, putting a new roof on the shed, making a garden gate for your new fence or even remodelling roof trusses to create a dormer window in your loft, the advice in this section will give you confidence and an understanding of carpentry and its uses.

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