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One of the hard-won lessons in woodworking is making things that are strong enough. At least, it was for me. When you start building bigger things, especially furniture, you've got to understand how to make the structure strong, without necessarily making it big, bulky, and heavy. That's a bit of a challenge; but if you understand the principles, it's not that bad. In this video, I break down the basics of making strong structure and show how to apply that to building furniture.