Showing 81 through 100 out of 101 articles containing "dovetails"
Under-Bed Storage
… are joined with machine-cut dovetail joints. If you’ve never used a dovetail jig before, this is a good project to start with. And if dovetails don’t inter- est you, …sure the counterbores are on the outside faces when routing the dovetails.) And if you don’t want to use dovetails, you can try an alternate joinery method, a. 1 a. b. see the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 125
October 1999
Craftsman-Style Table Lamp
… a common router bit — a 1/ " dovetail bit. Half2 dovetail profiles are routed along the inside edges of each post. During assembly, these dovetails align the posts automatically, creating a 1/…to rout the dovetail joint and then glue the posts together. CUT DOVETAIL JOINT. Let me reassure you that there’s nothing tricky about this dovetail joint. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 133
February 2001
Paneled Blanket Chest
…/8" b. SIDE SECTION VIEW #/4" %/8" !/2" DRAWER GUIDE W DRAWER FALSE FRONT 1!/2" X !/2" #/4" #/4" !/2" 5!/4" 16!/4" Half-blind dovetails cut with jig 15%/8" 4" 3!/2" brass bail pull DRAWER U FRONT Drawer …size, I went to work on the half-blind dovetails with the dovetail jig. Once the dovetails are routed, you can cut the grooves for the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 145
February 2003
Using the Keller Jig
… you’re ready to make the first cuts. And unlike many dovetail jigs that require a guide bushing, Keller provides a dovetail bit with a bearing that is sized to precisely fit … me. W < The fit of the completed dovetails is about as good as you’ll find. And from beginning to end, routing dovetails in 1/8" to 3/4"thick stock only takes minutes. 1 …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 151
February 2004
High-Style Tall Chest
… case is ready for the drawers. I decided to go all out and use half-blind dovetail joinery for the drawer cases. But the attentiongrabber here is the bird’s-eye maple veneer…, the next step is to apply the veneer. DOVETAIL JIG . With all the pieces ready to go, I got out the router and the dovetail jig to begin work on Woodsmith joining the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 152
April 2004
Shop Notebook
… END SIDE NOTE: All parts are !/2" plywood, except template which is !/4" hardboard a. !/4" wing nut DOVETAIL JIG One of the biggest challenges in building the tip and turn … notch in the template to create a tapered dovetail socket (details ‘b’ and ‘c’). The angle of the notch should match the tapered dovetails you created on the legs. If it…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 154
August 2004
Shop Notebook
…complicated, all you need to make this joint is a router / table and a 1 2" dovetail bit. I started by routing the dovetail slots in the blank for the drawer front. There’s not much to this…, just make a pass on each face of the drawer side to create the dovetail. To finish up the dovetail, trim back the top end on the router table, as shown in Step…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 156
December 2004
Shop Notebook
…dovetail at center of workpiece SECOND: Cut end dovetail using table fence as stop THIRD: Flip workpiece end for end and cut other dovetail 2 Blank 3 a. END VIEW Blank !/4 Cut dovetail along full length of blank Trim dovetail from blank, then cut key to length a. Dovetail bit Blank …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 174
December 2007
Q & A
… were roughly 1:6 and 1:8. For hand-cut dovetails, a 1:8 Dovetail 14˚ Dovetail Q A { A 14° dovetail bit (top) is commonly used with dovetail jigs. The 1:8 bit (bottom) provides a more hand…. DOVETAIL JIGS. Things changed when dovetail jigs first arrived on the scene. The first dovetail jigs were limited to evenly spaced, half-blind dovetails …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 187
February 2010
Shop Notebook
…our shop A jig allows > you to rout accurate dadoes and dovetail slots for the web frames of the chest. Dado & Dovetail Slot Jig And a removable stop at the end of the … And sandwich workpiece second, the fences In order to accurately rout the dadoes, rabbets, and dovetail slots in the sides of the Chippendale chest on page 32, I used a jig. As …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 192
December 2010
Shop Notes
…tips frop our sho Shop Notes Dovetail Tenoning Jig To make the tenons on the ends of the braces for the butcher … a miter gauge. The angled face serves NOTE: Dovetail dado is made with a !/2" x 14° bit as a base for clamping the workpiece while routing the dovetailed tenons. A dovetail slot in the base combined with a Matchfit…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 238
August 2018
Pet Bed
…DOVETAILS. With the frame pieces cut to size, you’re ready to start laying out the dovetail joints. Because the dovetails are angled, the sides of the dovetails… a. C 7˚ a. CLEAT (#/4"x 10") !/2" pattern bit !/2 Jig C 1!/4 TOP VIEW Rout Dovetail Sockets. Clamp both rails together to rout out the dovetail sockets, using the jig shown at left…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 247
February 2020
Pie Crust Table
…bottom. It’s what 4 holds the post in the jig while routing dovetails for the legs. DOVETAIL SLOTS. The three dovetail slots in the lower portion of the post are 120° apart.…rasps, files and sandpaper !%/16 B 14° dovetail bit Shaping the Dovetails. The router table is the only way to go when forming the dovetail on the leg. To make life wonderful…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 251
October 2020
Saw Till
…¼" Hardboard template b. Double-sided tape hand. Luckily, this is similar to cutting traditional dovetails by hand (more on that on page 18), with a few exceptions of course.…seat them with a mallet (upper right photo, next page). SHELF & BACK The twisting dovetails complete the case and certainly give the 56 • Woodsmith / No. 272 project its…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 272
April 2024
Carving Tote
…same time, it should be as light as possible to minimize the heft. For joinery, dovetails seemed natural both for strength and visual appeal. Chris selected light, bright basswood for … above show the layout of the tails (front and back) and pins (sides). I cut dovetails tails rst using a back saw and chisels. The process and some thin-stock tips …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 276
December 2024
Joinery: Box Joint
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