Popular Post Bundoman 1,088 Posted November 2, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) 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, 2017 by Ron Dudelston tags added Chips N Dust, Grandpadave52, Stick486 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chips N Dust 8,753 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Looks pretty good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stick486 38,819 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 well done... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lew 18,758 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Way nicer than my first (second, third and forth) attempt! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stick486 38,819 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 21 minutes ago, lew said: Way nicer than my first (second, third and forth) attempt! exactly... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandpadave52 20,648 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 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). HARO50 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dadio 7,615 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 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 HARO50, Grandpadave52 and Cal 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HandyDan 92,637 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Can only hope to do that well on my first set. Well done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 8,379 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Nice job! Cal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bundoman 1,088 Posted November 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Thanks for the encouraging words. Hope to do a few more this weekend. Grandpadave52 and Dadio 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dadio 7,615 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandpadave52 20,648 Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 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... Dadio and Cal 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gerald 12,201 Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 I did not have that good of a result on my first and I did all that measuring and drawing. Good Job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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