Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
First handcut dovetails
Mike-in-ovetiHavertown
>Hello all,
I started down the slippery slope alittle bit ago and wanted to share my progress. I am taking a class in working with hand tools and our first assignment was to build a drawer with through and half blind dovetails.
Well what do you think?
Re: First handcut dovetails
Mike-in-ovetiHavertown
>Here is the half blind:
Good beginning
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>Slip-sliding away...
A nice looking drawer.
Re: First handcut dovetails
William Duffield, on the Cohansey
>They are structurally sound, which is most important. Elegance and other subtleties will follow, with more practice. I still have days where mine look much worse, and I do them all the time. I would offer a couple of suggestions. First, either use the other end of your Warrington pattern hammer for assembly :^) or keep a bench brush on the bench and use it fastidiously during the fitting process.
Not too shabby...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>They look better than my firsts that's for sure.
Might I suggest a sacrifical board be used then wailing those bad boys together next time;^)
Nice job on them.
Re: First handcut dovetails
Todd Stock
>Great job!
The toughest thing about hand-cut dovetails is that first set. Even if you feel that your dovetailing might not be quite ready for a juried show, you've got to admit that the joint is heads and shoulders better than a rabbet and some brads.
Re: First handcut dovetails
Bill Murphy/Reading,PA.
>Not bad for your first dovetails. Take a few swipes with a good hand plane and watch them look even better.
Bill
Reading, PA.