06-19-2018, 10:24 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-19-2018, 10:28 AM by Derek Cohen.)
This is just a taste of what I will be doing for a few more weekends.
A bench shot for those that like to see how others work ...
![[Image: image.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/4og04vn2b/image.jpg)
Below I have a few shots of the dovetailing (again). These are more to show specific strategies used, rather than dovetailing as a procedure.
The drawer fronts are moved a couple of mm past the front of the drawer blades, and marked all round ...
![[Image: image.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/m1qajqann/image.jpg)
![[Image: image.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/m1qajqq37/image.jpg)
In an early post I showed how a bevel was formed on the drawer front to create a square junction with the drawer side. The bevel is seen below the blue tape ...
![[Image: 4a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/brnvki7xf/4a.jpg)
The ends of the drawer front angle, and it is not possible to use a jig to align it with a side. I never do this anyway, and simply use a wide chisel ...
![[Image: 5a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/5qq6ng0qr/5a.jpg)
It's a bit of a balancing act, but the blue tape acts like a non slip, and the knife only has to make one cutting stroke to sever the layer of tape. This reduces the chance of movement and error ...
![[Image: 6a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/gdjzsv16b/6a.jpg)
The kerfs are sawn, and then deepened with a kerfing chisel. Note that the ends of the board are supported by a clamp to prevent splitting ...
![[Image: 7a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/c4f9qpl2b/7a.jpg)
Rather than chop out the waste, I used a trim router to remove move of it. This saved a lot of time ...
![[Image: 8a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/x1bhvdbdf/8a.jpg)
![[Image: 9a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/plc89l33n/9a.jpg)
When removing the remaining waste, I found that the thinner blades of the Blue Spruce "dovetail" chisels worked best to pare away thin slices to the line..
![[Image: 10a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/wbspj15oz/10a.jpg)
The Blue Spruce fishtail chisel is my favourite for clearing the corners of sockets ...
![[Image: 11a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/63hktndvn/11a.jpg)
The completed socket ..
![[Image: 12a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/plc89lq8z/12a.jpg)
I counted on the parts going together off the saw, that is, no fine tuning for a fit. There is just not enough time for correcting the fit. This was the last drawer for the weekend. Much the same as the others. Just pushed together - no clean up ...
![[Image: 13aa.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/by1knr9eb/13aa.jpg)
This was the first row, shown here to get a better view of the design ...
![[Image: 14a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/6g8yzur0j/14a.jpg)
This is two rows - of drawers dovetailed on one corner only. And these twelve required an average of 1 hour each to complete ...
![[Image: 15a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/517eb4xn7/15a.jpg)
The next weekend should see the remaining drawers complete this dovetailed end. I am hoping that I shall find a way to speed the time taken for dovetailing, but I am estimating that it will require a further 3 weekends to complete the drawers.
Regards from Perth
Derek
A bench shot for those that like to see how others work ...
![[Image: image.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/4og04vn2b/image.jpg)
Below I have a few shots of the dovetailing (again). These are more to show specific strategies used, rather than dovetailing as a procedure.
The drawer fronts are moved a couple of mm past the front of the drawer blades, and marked all round ...
![[Image: image.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/m1qajqann/image.jpg)
![[Image: image.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/m1qajqq37/image.jpg)
In an early post I showed how a bevel was formed on the drawer front to create a square junction with the drawer side. The bevel is seen below the blue tape ...
![[Image: 4a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/brnvki7xf/4a.jpg)
The ends of the drawer front angle, and it is not possible to use a jig to align it with a side. I never do this anyway, and simply use a wide chisel ...
![[Image: 5a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/5qq6ng0qr/5a.jpg)
It's a bit of a balancing act, but the blue tape acts like a non slip, and the knife only has to make one cutting stroke to sever the layer of tape. This reduces the chance of movement and error ...
![[Image: 6a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/gdjzsv16b/6a.jpg)
The kerfs are sawn, and then deepened with a kerfing chisel. Note that the ends of the board are supported by a clamp to prevent splitting ...
![[Image: 7a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/c4f9qpl2b/7a.jpg)
Rather than chop out the waste, I used a trim router to remove move of it. This saved a lot of time ...
![[Image: 8a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/x1bhvdbdf/8a.jpg)
![[Image: 9a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/plc89l33n/9a.jpg)
When removing the remaining waste, I found that the thinner blades of the Blue Spruce "dovetail" chisels worked best to pare away thin slices to the line..
![[Image: 10a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/wbspj15oz/10a.jpg)
The Blue Spruce fishtail chisel is my favourite for clearing the corners of sockets ...
![[Image: 11a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/63hktndvn/11a.jpg)
The completed socket ..
![[Image: 12a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/plc89lq8z/12a.jpg)
I counted on the parts going together off the saw, that is, no fine tuning for a fit. There is just not enough time for correcting the fit. This was the last drawer for the weekend. Much the same as the others. Just pushed together - no clean up ...
![[Image: 13aa.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/by1knr9eb/13aa.jpg)
This was the first row, shown here to get a better view of the design ...
![[Image: 14a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/6g8yzur0j/14a.jpg)
This is two rows - of drawers dovetailed on one corner only. And these twelve required an average of 1 hour each to complete ...
![[Image: 15a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/517eb4xn7/15a.jpg)
The next weekend should see the remaining drawers complete this dovetailed end. I am hoping that I shall find a way to speed the time taken for dovetailing, but I am estimating that it will require a further 3 weekends to complete the drawers.
Regards from Perth
Derek
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