November 2, 20169 yr Popular Post There are a few folks around here that have probably figured out that I like to seek the rust! And, it seems that most of my time in the shop is spent cleaning and tuning that rusty gold. But, the reason that I started the rust hunting in the first place was to build up a good set of hand woodworking tools and ultimately learn some of the hand joinery techniques for myself. That said, this summer I put together an 8 inch back saw that I thought could become a dovetailing saw for me but never finished the sharpening. I got home today with a little time to spare and decided that it is high time I cut some wood so I clamped up that small backsaw, filed it rip cut, got out my sweetheart marking gauge and a few other tools and took a crack at some practice dovetails. I did not do any layout of the pins, just eyeballed and cut one side, transposed the marks from one side to the other and cut the second half. I guess That my mission was to see if I could get a set of these to work. I am pleased with the results on this first attempt. With some practice, I am confident I can get this mastered, after which, I hope to make some boxes for the shop. Thought I would share that I sometimes do stop brushing rust and actually cut some wood! Edited November 21, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston tags added
November 3, 20169 yr 21 minutes ago, lew said: Way nicer than my first (second, third and forth) attempt! exactly...
November 3, 20169 yr Sweet. I haven't been able to get any that nice yet with my router & dovetail fixture. I'd say you nailed it (no pun intended).
November 3, 20169 yr Good Job, Bundoman,perfect as a matter of fact, you get an A+ on those. You are off to a good start, Now do some more and then some more until you can do them on auto pilot, And it will become your favorite joint. You can also cut them a tiny bit deeper so they are a little proud, then sand them flush to make them look like they grew that way. Keep at it now that you have the idea. Herb
November 3, 20169 yr 11 hours ago, Bundoman said: Thanks for the encouraging words. Hope to do a few more this weekend. Here are some hand cut dovetails in an old dresser I have that was made in the late1800's. Yours look a heck of a lot better than these. Herb
November 4, 20169 yr 21 hours ago, Dadio said: Here are some hand cut dovetails in an old dresser I have that was made in the late1800's. Yours look a heck of a lot better than these. Herb Yes his does, but these are "vintage" dovetails which "increase" the value...
November 5, 20169 yr I did not have that good of a result on my first and I did all that measuring and drawing. Good Job.
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