The flat-pack furniture is made by laser cutting sheets of plywood which are then assembled like a 3D puzzle that fits so precisely there is no need to glue or bolt the joints.

Every project deserves its own laser cut enclosure, of course, but the most common method of joinery – an overabundance of mortises and tenons, and if you’re lucky, a bit of kerf bendin… ...

They’re essentially flat surfaces with gear teeth cut into them allowing the two halves of the coupling to nest together and lock firmly in a variety of relative radial positions.

Designer Chris Oliver created this lovely laser-cut flat pack pear light that packs flat to minimize shipping emissions.

Which essential tool for cutting a rabbet joint or dado joint is best? Although they have fancy names, dados and rabbets are strong, accessible joints that every level of woodworker can use. A dado… ...

A dado is a square-walled, flat-bottom channel cut across the grain of wood, that another piece of wood will fit into snugly. It's a simple joint but extremely effective.