Sunday, August 23, 2009

Dovetails


Dovetails, originally uploaded by Richard Magbanua.

This is one of several boxes I've made while learning to cut dovetails by hand. The dovetails aren't getting much better as a whole. Some are really good while others look like, well, crap. I made a nice dovetailing layout guide out of some apple wood that works really well and speeds up layouts and I changed my coping saw so it cuts on the push which I like better. I think I need improve how I clean up the cuts with the chisels as well as sawing to the line. Now I have to figure out what I'm gonna use this one for. Box, shelf, planter...?

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