Popular Post steven newman Posted July 8, 2017 Popular Post Report Posted July 8, 2017 Rather than bury this in the Desk thread....corner work for the desk means dovetails.. I jointed the edges. Nice to have a square end to work from.. Laid out the pins first ( Easy to mark out the tails later) then a bit of saw work... This is now my "Go-to" saw for joinery...my other good saw stayed down at Charles Neil's place... Have to remember which is removed, and which isn't. Cut the edge ones off, which left this.. This is how I chop out the waste...I leave a tab out on the end, because... It supports the waste until it pops out. Got all this done.. NOW I can use this to lay out the tails.. Not sure about anyone else, but I am terrible at angled cuts....cheated and used the bandsaw. I stayed on the waste side of the lines, trying to leave the lines.. Then back to chopping.. Same as before. Then flip over and chop some more, until the waste pops out.. Maybe a little clean up? Dry fit to see ... Close enough for the girls I run with? One corner done, three to go... And that is how I do dovetails.... Harry Brink, Chips N Dust, Fred W. Hargis Jr and 3 others 6 Quote
lew Posted July 8, 2017 Report Posted July 8, 2017 Nice! I learned tails first. Same end results, however! steven newman and HARO50 2 Quote
kmealy Posted July 8, 2017 Report Posted July 8, 2017 I tend to favor tails first, too. Just seems easier to do the layout from part 1 to part 2. Interesting that you do half-tails and not half-pins. HARO50 and steven newman 2 Quote
Popular Post steven newman Posted July 8, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Posted July 8, 2017 Corner #2... To lay out for the tails Second line IS square to the bottom edge, not the end. Will need fine tuned after assembly. I cut to the left (square) line, the other was done by laying the part across the board...not a good way. Need this square to the bottom edge, to prevent it from looking tipped back. Cut and chop.. seems to be a little something preventing things from going together...will need to clean things out, later... Yep, a little clean up is needed....need to start on corner #3....I seem to get better at each corner.... HARO50, Chips N Dust, p_toad and 2 others 5 Quote
kmealy Posted July 8, 2017 Report Posted July 8, 2017 Wondering if anyone does dovetails like this: A few years ago, some of the guys at Popular Woodworking were cutting a rabbet on the inside end of the tail pieces, prior to cutting and marking the pins. So it gave you a little step inside to cover the joint, gave you a good cut line, and reduced the height of the pins. The guys at PopWood are gone and have not seen it since, before, or elsewhere. HARO50 1 Quote
lew Posted July 8, 2017 Report Posted July 8, 2017 47 minutes ago, kmealy said: Wondering if anyone does dovetails like this: A few years ago, some of the guys at Popular Woodworking were cutting a rabbet on the inside end of the tail pieces, prior to cutting and marking the pins. So it gave you a little step inside to cover the joint, gave you a good cut line, and reduced the height of the pins. The guys at PopWood are gone and have not seen it since, before, or elsewhere. Not me but it sounds interesting steven newman 1 Quote
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