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DOVETAIL JOINT sa DOVETAIL JOINT ROUTING xx WOOD JOINERY Tip on using a skew chisel to clean out corners of half-blind and full-blind dovetails. Hand-cut dovetails. How to produce excellent dovetails using basic hand tools. Includes guide to making a dovetail chopping jig that keeps a chisel on the inscribed baseline. Unusual woodworking joints. (1) Sunrise dovetail. (2) Radial dovetail (cutting instructions included). (3) Tail within a tail dovetail. (4) Double dovetail half-lap. (5) Angled-shoulder mortise and tenon. (6) Fox-wedged mortise and tenon. (7) Three-way mitered showcase joint. (8) Three-way mortise and tenon. (9) Double-bridle miter. (10) Dovetail-spline miter. (11) Dovetailed slip-tenoned miter. Layout gauge for marking hand-cut dovetails. Making blind mitered dovetail joints which combine the look of a miter joint with the strength of dovetails. Angled dovetails. This ash toolbox project is used to illustrate the cutting and assembly of single- and double-slanted dovetails. How to cut dovetails on the table saw. Half-blind dovetails. How to lay out and cut them by hand. Also gives ideas for special tools to make cutting dovetails easier and more accurate. Designing solid-wood case joints or corner joints. Detailed look at (1) transom corner joint, (2) through corner joint and (3) overlapped corner joint. Jigs to cut through-dovetail joints using a Japanese saw. Through dovetails made easy. Technique for marking and cutting dovetails by hand. A fixture to help keep chisels square to the face of a work piece when removing waste during making of dovetails by hand. Band saw jigs and techniques to handle unusual situations. (1) Cutting multiples using a template. (2) Cutting circles of various diameters. (3) Making compound cuts (such as cabriole legs). (4) Resawing fence. (5) Blade adjustment. (6) Band-sawn dovetails. Simple jig for laying out and marking dovetail pins. Movable guide is used to steady a dovetail saw while cutting. Four tips for dovetailing by hand. Technique for raising the workpiece when cutting dovetails by hand. How to hand-cut dovetail joints. Beautiful dovetail joints can be made by following these instructions and with a little practice. How to lay out dovetail joints. How to cut slot (sliding) dovetails which do not require any glue. Dovetails demystified. Understanding the through dovetail, making a dovetail template, laying out and hand-cutting the tails and pins, and bringing it all together. How to layout and make a through dovetail. How to make sliding dovetails for tripod table legs. Mastering the art of wood joinery. Part 2. Preparation and cutting of miters, rabbets, cross-laps and dovetails. Hand making dovetails. Step-by-step instructions for making through and half-blind dovetails. Illustrations show the construction of a sliding dovetail saw. Make a square for drawing dovetails. The square is permanently set to draw a 12-degree angle. Pattern for a dovetail template with a 1:5 slope. Tip: How to lock blocks of wood together using a dovetail or dovetail-shaped feather. Tip: More accurate dovetails can be cut on a scroll saw or band saw. Methods of an old world cabinetmaker. Utility dovetails are made quickly by means of the techniques and tools described here. Dovetail marking setup eliminates hand-held slipping and repositioning problems. Dovetailing carcases. Which to cut first, pins or tails? Variations in dovetail layouts. Marking and sawing dovetails. How to cut a mitered dovetail joint on a table saw using a tenoning jig. Curved dovetails. How to layout and cut through dovetails with curved baselines. Template dovetails. How to make and use aluminum templates for cutting dovetails. Chisels, and how to pare. Master the grip and stance before tackling joinery, especially dovetails. Decorative joinery. Variations of finger joints and dovetail joints which use light and dark wood to form decorative exposed joints. Reasons for the annual shrinking of exposed dovetail joints is discussed along with possible solutions. Three decorative joints. (1) Outlined dovetails. (2) Outlined mortise-and-tenon slipjoint. (3) Decorative splined miters. Pattern for the Bermudan cogged dovetail joint. How to cut dovetails using the band saw. Cutting dovetails with the table saw. Two dovetail layout tools. (1) Pin-spacing gauge. (2) Bevel gauge. Dovetails for case work. Strength and durability from a traditional joint. How to layout and cut dovetails by hand. Cove and pin joint. How to make the "bull's-eye" dovetail. How to make the Japanese twisted dovetail joint. Cross-grain constructions. Four clever ways around problems of wood movement when building solid-wood furniture. Using sliding dovetails or T-slots to attach moldings and drawer frames. Tip: Use chalk to locate high spots on sliding dovetail joints. Sliding dovetails. (1) Cutting sliding dovetails by hand. (2) Building a dovetail plane. (3) Routing sliding dovetails. Building a cradle from mahogany. Features slab sides joined together with unique heart-shaped dovetails. Other variations on the standard dovetail are also described. Cutting half-blind dovetail pins is made faster by drilling holes along the back edge of the waste. Machine-cut dovetails. How to achieve the look of hand-cut joints using both a table saw dovetail cutting jig and a band saw. Making a drawer using hand-cut half-blind dovetails to join the drawer front to the sides. Dovetailing large carcases. A dedicated bench and clamping system simplifies accurate layout and cutting of dovetails on wide boards and clamping of the wide joints with uniform pressure. Modify an ordinary beveled-top chisel to do a better job of cleaning out the corners of dovetails. Template simplifies the process of marking dovetails. Cutting through dovetails by hand. Both pins first and tails first techniques are shown. Marking frame for hand-cut dovetails. Machine dovetails by eye. Cut perfect pins using a table saw and this simple jig. The corresponding tails are cut freehand using a band saw. Housed sliding dovetails. A strong, hidden joint that's ideal for attaching together the separate upper and lower cases of large cabinets. Comment on how tightly a mortise-and-tenon or dovetail joint should fit prior to gluing. Use this simple jig and clamp setup to mark the outline of the tails after the pins are cut. Tip on using a photocopier to make a pattern for cutting tail slots. Shoulder block (a small parallel bar clamp) facilitates hand cutting of dovetails by acting as a cutting-depth stop and as a chisel guide for removing the waste. Shop made chisel customized for removing the waste when cutting dovetails. Use of sliding dovetail assembly to accommodate wood movement. A related article gives a measured drawing for a Victorian washstand. Shop test of the System Zenses, a series of jigs and rotary cutters powered by an electric drill. Does dowelling, rabbets, dovetails and other cabinet joints. Sketch of a lapped dovetail joint. Twenty eight ways to make strong wood joints. Includes the following styles of joints: lap, tenon, dowel, butt, dovetail, glue-block, splined, rabbet, and cogged. Several versions of each may be illustrated. How to make dovetail joints. Both handmade and machine made joints are covered. Add a pair of pivoting wooden faceplates to an existing metal vise. This will make it easier to trim waste wood from dovetail joints and other "against the grain" trimming jobs. How to master fine wood joinery. Part 3. The dovetail joint and the fingerlap (box) joint. Workshop minicourse. Cutting dovetail joints by hand. Classic dovetail joint is cut using only hand tools. Dovetail joints. Hand and/or machine techniques for cutting six styles of dovetail joints. User report on a new saw blade for cutting dovetails. Use on a table or radial saw. How many handsaws do you need for home jobs? A look at crosscut, rip, back, dovetail, coping, compass, keyhole and hacksaws. Includes plans for a wooden miter box, tips on cutting dovetail joints, and an accessory table for coping-saw cuts. Chart suggests which saw to use for what job. Adapt a square edge chisel for paring inside the acute angles of dovetails. Hand-cut dovetails. Step-by-step approach requires only a few basic hand tools. Tip on getting a tight fit on dovetail joints. Jig for band sawing through-dovetail joints. Tilting-table dovetail jig for a band saw. Tip on mechanical reinforcement of a dovetail joint by inserting a dowel vertically through as many dovetails as possible. Hand-cut dovetails. Step-by-step instructions for sure success. How to cut a sliding dovetail, a super-strong joint that allows wood to move. Building a skylight for a well-appointed yacht. Elegant joinery and hardware surmount structural problems associated with many skylight units. Includes technique for hand-cutting large dovetails. Use dovetail joint to join end board to cross boards in a desk top, cutting board, breadboard, etc. This technique allows the cross boards to expand and contract without splitting. Special issue on Dovetails. Step-by-step techniques for cutting them and several projects which use them. How to cut dovetail tongue and groove joints. This joint has enough mechanical strength to join boards without glue. Tip for cutting a rabbeted dovetail. The primary purpose of the rabbet is to conceal the inside seam and give a sharp appearing line down the inner corner. How to hand-cut lap dovetails. Tip: Chisel a small cut next to the scribed line before starting to hand saw a dovetail. Tip: Regrind two 1/4" chisels for use in cleaning out waste in lap dovetails. Tip: Use a special clamping block when assembling dovetail joints. Jig holds stock securely and aids alignment of chisel when chopping out waste sections of dovetails. Band sawn dovetails. Auxiliary band saw table facilitates use of the two jigs (tail jig, pin jig) required. Detailed instructions for making the jigs, cutting the tails and pins, removing the waste stock, and assembling. Tips on adjusting band saw side guides when cutting dovetails. Another technique for designing and laying out "through" dovetail joints uses a paper template. Hand-cut dovetails. Step-by-step instructions. Stock preparation, cutting pins, cutting tails, and three shop-made jigs to facilitate the job. Hand-cut dovetails. A step-by-step approach to cutting dovetails in wide panels. Includes techniques for assembly and troubleshooting tips. A jig to help keep the saw aligned with the lay-out lines while making the cuts is also shown. Tip shows clamping cauls that help pull dovetail joints together. How to make half-blind dovetails by hand. How to cut lap dovetails by hand and on a router table. Dovetail layout tool made from a block of wood and a strap hinge. Dovetails, a joint to admire, but not fear. An overview of the various styles of dovetail joints, including several decorative versions. Simple sliding jig which fits over the fence on a table saw is useful when making lap-joints, grooves, sliding dovetails, dadoes, and tenons. Jig for paring (cleaning up) dovetail joints using a chisel. Cutting and using individual sliding dovetails to attach table tops to supporting structures. This variation on the classical Chinese method overcomes limitations of the continuous sliding dovetail. Three-way dovetails. How to use these exposed joints for joining rails and legs on chairs, tables, and cabinets. Simple dovetail marker is made from wood scraps. How to make through dovetails by hand. Old-style music stool (piano stool) features three legs which are dovetailed into the upright support column. Tips on cutting and fitting this dovetail are included. An aid to making the secret mitre dovetail joint. Charles Hayward talks dovetails. How to measure and cut the through dovetail, lapped dovetail, double-lap dovetail, and mitre dovetail. Dovetail halving joint. How to cut and use this joint. How to cut the Japanese "twisted dovetail" (Nejiri Arigata). Tip: Make a dovetail template from a piece of hardwood. Tip: Use brass inserts to make dovetail sliders work easier, without jamming. Unconventional method of dovetailing enables you to cut accurate, tight-fitting joints with a minimum of setting out in about half the time. Simple template for marking dovetails. "Impossible" dovetail is very strong and has visual impact. This joint combines dovetails with mortise-and-tenon. Dovetail vise eliminates those unpleasant vibrations when hand cutting dovetails on wide boards. A jiggled joint (two-way dovetail). Jig to make dovetails which are angled in two planes and need a little jiggling to assemble. Geometry of a Japanese joint. How to cut and assemble the twisted dovetail joint. Breaking into steel. How to make your own "handed" chisels for cleaning up dovetail housings. Trick dovetail joint will thwart being taken apart. An exercise in accurate marking and cutting to fine tolerances. Jig for accurately marking the location of dovetail pins after you have cut the tail piece. Make an adjustable marker for laying out dovetails. Systematic method of setting (marking) out dovetail joints. Telling tails. Practical and technical aspects of dovetail joints. Part 1. Telling tails. Practical and technical aspects of dovetail joints. Part 2. Methods of cutting. Telling tails. Practical and technical aspects of dovetail joints. Part 3. Completing the through dovetail joint. Jig for cutting dovetails with a handsaw which eliminates some of the tedious setting out and sawing to a line. Reprint of a 1943 article. Improvised tools. Making a marking knife, keyhole saw, bradawl, beading plane, and dovetail-trimming chisel. Tip on making an adjustable template for marking dovetails without measuring or calculations. Speed dovetailing method can shorten the time spent on cutting tails for a set of hand-dovetailed drawer slides from hours to minutes. The beginning woodworker. Dovetail joints. Part 1. Cutting the basic single, large dovetail, the half dovetail, and the housed dovetail. The beginning woodworker. Dovetail joints. Part 2. Multiple dovetail joints. The beginning woodworker. Dovetail joints. Part 1. Cutting the single dovetail. The beginning woodworker. Dovetail joints. Part 2. Through and half-blind multiple dovetails. Tip: Make dovetail clamp blocks to apply clamping pressure where it belongs (between each tail and between each pin). Tip: Repair ill-fitting dovetail joints by inserting a piece of matching veneer in a saw kerf. The sliding dovetail joint. How to cut it and where to use it. Method of cutting dovetails uses a combination of hand and router techniques. Decorative joinery. How to make the dovetail key butt-miter joint. Cutting dovetails on the table saw. Cutting full-blind dovetails using only hand tools. Handy way to lay out evenly spaced pins on a dovetail joint. Tip on using a carver's skew chisel when cutting blind dovetails. Compound angle dovetails. How to cut the compound angles on a table saw and then cut the dovetails by hand. Handcut dovetails are easier than you think. Step-by-step instructions. Cutting through-style dovetails by hand. Use this distinctive joint for a simple coffee table or a taller hall table. Instructions for cutting mitered dovetails. Tip on marking out dovetail pins on a drawer without slipping. Dovetails are easy. Step-by-step instructions and photos for hand-cut dovetails. Make a wooden template to mark dovetails. Hand-shaped dovetails prove woodworking skill. Complete instructions for marking and cutting dovetails by hand. Tip: Make this template for hand shaped dovetails. Jig for cutting sliding dovetails on a lathe using a fluting jig and a router. | |||||||||
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