Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Half Blind DT - Getting there
Joe in a Cleveland suburb
>Hello.
I spent a few minutes tonight on my drawer and my fist attempt at half blind dovetails. I got one side done and thought I'd show you my progress since a number of you have been providing guidance.
It's not perfect, but I'm pretty happy with it. Happily surprised I should say. It's been a lot simpler than I thought it was going to be. But then again, maybe I've just gotten lucky so far... :)
Three more corners to go!
Thanks,
Joe
Really good
Jim in Burlington On
>I'd rate that a near perfect joint.
Re: Half Blind DT - Getting there
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
>It's not perfect ...
Joe, the problem is all in your mind! :) That is as near to perfection as I could imagine!
Regards from Perth
Derek
Looking good Joe
John in New Mexico
Yes,it's that simple
Jack Guzman from Maine
>Joe, nice dovetails.
The thing that amazed me about hand cut dovetails is the simplicity of it.When I was starting to learn woodworking I put alot of importance into learning this complex joint.The machines were way too much money and the jigs looked real cheezy and tricky to use.I kept putting off learning til I read an article by Ian Kirby.In it he explains how to stand when sawing and other minor details that I never heard before. His instructions were easy to follow so I tried it.After cutting my first set(mitered)I looked at the horrible result and laughed. It was a very serviceable joint.And it was so easy looking back at it that it was funny.
After that I just went with it. I adapted my own style using things learned from Kirby,Cosman,Frid and Adam Cherubini.
The point is,that's exactly what it is.-A very simple joint.Don't overthink it.Just keep doing what you're doing and practice til it's second nature. To me,the hardest part was learning to saw to a line.That's what I got from Ian Kirby---Jack
Very nice.
V Parisian
>Glad I didn't post pics of my first attempt.
Victor - in Hot and Sticky Houston
Those look great IMHO
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA
Thanks for the comments.
Joe in a Cleveland suburb