How to Make a Housing Dado

A housing dado is a joint which passes into a side piece, it is commonly found in bookshelves.

For this exercise you will need:

• 2 x pieces of wood
• Square
• Pencil
• Steel Rule
• Gauge
• Woodworker’s knife
• Chisel hammer
• Router Plane (Optional)
• Chisel x 2 One smaller than the width of your recess and the other 1” (25mm) wide
• Tenon Saw (Optional)