New Article: Double Twisted Dovetail *LINK*

Re: Isn't a Sgian Dubh....

Angus Barclay

>A sgian dubh (and various other spellings) is indeed a small knife. Honouring my family's heritage, my father presented me with one soon after I turned 12.

regards

Angus Barclay

(raised in a very "Scottish" part of the British colonies).

Bob.....

Todd O. Cronkhite Native of Maine

>Maybe one of these days Todd O. will teach me how to do the link trick and post pics

I dunno Bob, I yhaven't posted a link in a long time so I am rusty at it. Thing is that these days I'm a slow learner and a fast forgetter. :~(

as far as pics go, I don't have a clue, but I did list on my wish List to Kris Kringle. We'll see if I've been a good boy this year of not now shan't we.

I think I've been good, or am I getting that confused with not getting caught? ;~)

Todd O.

Re: Is that the right link?

Jeff Mackay

>The joint I see appears to be a maloof-style chair joint?

Re: Is that the right link?

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>That chair seat is stuck in his browser. :-)

Here is the picture pointed to by the link he listed:

Re: Design vs. jointery

Sgian Dubh

>Gary I was trying to imply that the double twisted dovetail itself can fall into that category. It's visually puzzling as well as being quite difficult to execute, which can make it expensive.

I try not to use it too often, in part, because of those factors. Using it, and other tricky joinery, can become the whole point of a piece of furniture which may or may not be bad.

I've designed pieces and made pieces for myself and others in the past that were in large part to showcase joinery. I've usually been dissatisfied with the overall end result and try to avoid it now. Hence the description the triumph of (such things as) technique, wood, impracticality and other factors over design. Slainte.

Re: You Folks Have the Tolerence of a Saint

Sgian Dubh

>"Who crowned him High Holy Arbiter of Good Design and God�s Gift to Woodworking?"

Ha, ha. That's the first I've heard of it Roland. If you find out who did, let me know and I'd be happy to buy him or her a beer---- as long as they bring the crown along with them. Slainte.

Re: You Folks Have the Tolerence of a Saint

Rick Hoppe

>It's been my experience that those who are hard on others are no less hard on themselves.