Thread: Dovetail a Day

Nice effort Pete.
Be sure to update with a photo each day.

Thought you were in hibernation Pete! Cold enough up your way?

Good effort there!!

Certainly a good start - only another 30 to go.

As an aside, even width dovetail pins and tails only started when machine cut dovetails became the norm. Before that the Pins were very narrow against the wider tails. I say this as the wide/narrow effect lets people looking at it know it's hand cut, not machined.

Maybe as you progress you can have ago at the traditional layout.

Excellent point Dragonfly! I will shake up the layout after a bit more practice. At some point I'll want to move on to something harder then pine too.

Art, it is getting pretty dang cold up this way!

Don't forget to throw in some mitres into the layout ever now and then. maybe some half blinds as well.

Well I thought I would have a go
havn't done one since high school
know I understand what all the fuse is about with layout this and that and this marker and this saw and this and this and this
I think i will keep it simple to me and use and try what works for me

Nice job ninpoman! I'll have to get some photos up of my latest efforts.

I did 108 of the little critters over 2 days last week, can I have the rest of the month off....

...Sore BACK rather than a Back Saw!!!!


Cheers

Steve

any tips steve

Originally Posted by ninpoman

any tips steve

*Get a bench that is at a comfortable height,
*break the job into tasks,
*work in batches,
*rest before you need to
*and walk away often!
*finally if you stuff up don't try and fix it, just keep on going with the batch.

Stuff up get sorted at the assembly point and 9 times out of 10 are far less of a disaster that you first thought,

One last thought just before you start run the blade up your arm...if it doesn't shave hair go and sharpen it.

Just a point of interest I used a H&S 3/8" Beveled Chisel and cut 90 tails before it needed re honing.
I was building with Spanish Cedar.

Nice one Trent


Cheers

Steve