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Great little class here by our sponsors at Woodcraft. Joinery Class: Half-Blind Dovetails WWW.WOODCRAFT.COM Master a classic joint using a combination of power and hand tool techniques Considering...
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So I reached a point today where it was necessary to acquire new skills to move forward with the entry table project (See the entry table thread for more on that ongoing saga). So off to the shop I go, turn on some tunes, grab some scrap and start knocking together some dovetails…how hard can it be right?…… Famous last words, it turns out it is a lot harder than it looks. The first attempt was ok but gappy, second attempt was just a debacle. After that one, I took a break and reassessed many many life choices. Played ball with the shop dogs and came back to it knocked out the third attempt which is actually acceptable. Learned a few lessons today which is always a good thing: 1. Free-hand dovetails done by guys like Christian Becksvoort or Paul Sellers is a LOT harder than they make it look. 2. You can reference both chisels and saws on a knife marked layout line. 3. Everything in the joint has to be square. 4. Clearing out the corners of a blind dovetail is a pain, and I now realize what the purpose of a skew chisel or fishtail chisel is. For what its worth, cleaning out a blind dovetail without one is a tedious process. With lessons learned I think I have acquired the necessary knowledge to move on to the next step of the entry table which will give me ample opportunity to practice and build skills.
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