Workshop

WOODWORKING: How to Cut Perfect Miter Joints

BySteve Maxwell July 31, 2025October 28, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

There are two things you need to know about this video. First, it’s one of my most popular titles with more than 1.5 million views so far. And second, this video is part of my basement finishing course, though the techniques are useful way beyond just basements. Click below to watch and see for yourself how really tight miter joints come together flawlessly.

Yellow inverter generator for home backup power.

Automatic backup generator on farm with tractor.

Simple legal generator connection guide.

Aerial view of large fabric structure unloading site.

I hope you found this content useful!

Your generous support helps me produce more practical, hands-on content that I hope you’ll find useful.

Steve Maxwell

Workshop

What’s the best way to use oil for finishing pieces of driftwood?
BySteve Maxwell February 11, 2013March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

What’s the best way to use oil for finishing pieces of driftwood? Some pieces will be indoors and others outside. Oiling is an excellent way for woodworkers to finish driftwood since it’s so easy to work into nooks and crannies….

Read More What’s the best way to use oil for finishing pieces of driftwood?
Home Exteriors Workshop

WOODWORKING: Four Great Wood Screw Options Better Than Deck Screws
BySteve Maxwell September 11, 2025October 16, 2025 Reading Time: 6 minutes

Over the last 20 years, something great has happened to wood screws. Steve Maxwell gives DIY homeowners a history lesson in the evolution of screws.

Read More WOODWORKING: Four Great Wood Screw Options Better Than Deck Screws
Workshop

SHARPENING TOOLS: How To Get Razor-Sharp Tools in Minutes Without Sharpening Stones
BySteve Maxwell October 19, 2018September 3, 2025 Reading Time: 5 minutes

UPDATED 2Jan2019: Sometimes the journey of becoming a skilled woodworker takes you down paths that didn’t seem important at first. Sharpening hand tools was one of those paths for me. Actually, there were two paths involved. It all started when…

Read More SHARPENING TOOLS: How To Get Razor-Sharp Tools in Minutes Without Sharpening Stones
Workshop

WOODWORKING FOR BEGINNERS COURSE: Three Tips For Buying Power Tools
BySteve Maxwell August 19, 2018March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

Read More WOODWORKING FOR BEGINNERS COURSE: Three Tips For Buying Power Tools
Workshop

Air Drying Lumber: 4 Essential Tips for Woodworking Success
BySteve Maxwell March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 Reading Time: 9 minutes

Learning to dry wood is one of the most important woodworking skills. Success depends on understanding what’s going on when wood dries, and how to make it happen reliably. Every woodworker needs to know this if they want to avoid disappointment.

Read More Air Drying Lumber: 4 Essential Tips for Woodworking Success
Workshop

Making Shoes the Old Fashioned Way
BySteve Maxwell February 27, 2024December 24, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

My oldest daughter, Katherine, has the hands-on creative bug like me, and in her case it shows up in her interest in making historical leather shoes from scratch using the old methods. (She also makes and wears corsets, but that’s…

Read More Making Shoes the Old Fashioned Way

Similar Posts

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER

stay informed on news and events by subscribing to my periodic newsletter!