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How to make and install separate flush-mount "keyhole" hangers in the back of wooden plaques, clocks, etc.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER Mar-Apr 1988 (v.4#1) pg. 11

Making and installing keyhole plates for hanging light-weight furniture on a wall.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER #51 Apr 1996 pg. 61

Router jig is used to cut keyhole slots in large panels so that they can be mounted flat to a wall.
FINE WOODWORKING #134 Jan-Feb 1999 pg. 16

Improvised tool makes keyhole-shaped slots in wooden plaques for hanging on the wall.
POPULAR MECHANICS Dec 1984 (v.161#12) pg. 14

Tip on making keyhole-style hangers from flat metal washers.
POPULAR WOODWORKING #60 May 1991 (v.10#6) pg. 10

Tip on adjusting the protrusion of the screw used to grip the keyhole slot in a picture frame or knock-down joint.
POPULAR WOODWORKING #76 Jan 1994 (v.13#4) pg. 10

Shortcut for installing a keyhole hanger on a picture frame.
SHOPNOTES #25 Jan 1996 (v.5) pg. 15

Tip on routing a keyhole slot on the back of a picture frame to allow for horizontal adjustment.
SHOPNOTES #25 Jan 1996 (v.5) pg. 29

Technique for making a keyhole hanging slot in thin stock without routing.
WOOD MAGAZINE #68 Feb 1994 (v.11#2) pg. 14

Dowel centers inserted into keyhole hanger slots mark the exact location for placing nails on a wall.
WOOD MAGAZINE #94 Jan 1997 (v.14#1) pg. 12

Jig for routing uniformly-spaced keyhole slots on a picture frame or shelf.
WOOD MAGAZINE #112 Feb 1999 (v.16#1) pg. 26
Added Info WOOD MAGAZINE #121 Feb 2000 (v.17#1) pg. 35

Plunge-routing basics and six jigs. (1) Mortising jig. (2) Fluting, slot and dado routing jig. (3) Keyhole-routing jig. (4) Jig to bore a series of identically-spaced holes. (5) Jig for making raised panels. (6) Circle-cutting trammel and template for routing holes up to 6" diameter.
WOOD MAGAZINE #123 Apr 2000 (v.17#3) pg. 56, Insert
Correction WOOD MAGAZINE #128 Nov 2000 (v.17#8) pg. 10 (Keyhole-routing jig)

Tip on using dowel centers to mark the corresponding wall location for use with keyhole slots.
WOOD MAGAZINE #134 Aug 2001 (v.18#5) pg. 30

Template for making both long and short keyhole slots using a router keyhole bit.
WOOD MAGAZINE #140 Mar 2002 (v.19#2) pg. 16

Foolproof method for aligning wall screws to keyhole slots.
WOOD MAGAZINE #144 Oct 2002 (v.19#6) pg. 32

Tip on installing a keyhole hanger for heavy wall-hung objects.
WOODSMITH #98 Apr 1995 (v.17) pg. 16

Tip on cutting a keyhole slot using a 1/2" brad point drill bit and a 1/2" dovetail bit.
WOODSMITH #102 Dec 1995 (v.17) pg. 4

Tip describes using a push pin as a marker to indicate where to put mounting screw for keyhole slot hangers.
WOODSMITH #107 Oct 1996 (v.18) pg. 5

How to make the slotted-screw joint, comprising hidden screws driven into keyhole slots. Used to butt join two boards together.
WOODWORKER #1044 Nov 1980 (v.84) pg. 733

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