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Dovetail Jigs & Tips
…DOVETAILS Dovetail Jigs & Tips SHOP-MADE DOVETAIL GAUGES ■ The most common way to lay out angles for dovetails is with a sliding bevel gauge, see Step 3 on page 26. There are … pencil — thick or fuzzy baselines are hard to align to. DOVETAIL CUTTING GUIDE ■ To cut tight-fitting (good-looking) dovetails, you need to be able to accurately cut the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 81
June 1992
Hand-Cut Dovetails
…pins and tails. I don't bother gluing the baseline since it's end grain. Clamping up dovetails usually takes a little preparation. You only want lo apply pressure to the tails (… base to your router and rout them flush, see page 30. GAPS BETWEEN DOVETAILS. Gaps are a much bigger problem. For instance, you might have a gap between a tail and …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 100
August 1995
Dovetail Key Joinery
… are cut wide a. Slots in template guide router bushing to cut dovetail slots #8 x #/4" Fh woodscrew TEMPLATE DETAIL 2" %/8" 1" %/8" 2#/4" 3" 1 Position corner of jig on corner of box &/… box sides Align center of template with center of support 1!/2" 4" Support !/2" dovetail bit Template &/16"-dia. router bushing Template Set depth to cut &/…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 105
June 1996
Lap Dovetails
…DOVETAILS Lap dovetail joints not only add strength to a project, they look great, too. And they’re not all that difficult to make once you know how. M ost people think of dovetail…little material from the socket only, not the tail. LAP DOVETAILS ON THE ROUTER TABLE Rout Tails. Using a dovetail bit, rout the tails in two passes. A miter gauge …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 119
October 1998
Machine-Cut Dovetails
…dovetail jigs on the market designed to cut a variety of dovetails. But one of the more common types is that which cuts half-blind dovetails, see box below. (Half-blind dovetails are often used on drawers where you don’t want the dovetails to be visible from the front.) All half-blind dovetail …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 125
October 1999
Big Dovetails on the Band Saw
…technique and sharp chisels. Y ou just can’t beat the look of handcut dovetails. But when it comes to cutting big dovetails, like those on the nesting tables, this can be a lot …of using the band saw really stand out. One of the challenges of hand cutting dovetails is getting a straight baseline. But instead of doing this by hand, I use the fence …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 149
October 2003
Routing Dovetails
…controls the spacing of the dovetails. Most templates are designed to cut 1/ "-wide dovetails spaced 7/ " 2 8 apart. Other jigs space the dovetails 1" or 11/8" apart. (We …1/4" or 3/8" half-blind dovetails. Another template allows you to cut 1/ " or 3/ " box joints. Finally, 2 4 through dovetails are possible with the Keller Dovetail Kit. Although …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 154
August 2004
Half-Blind Dovetails
…’t be able to use most commonly available dovetail jigs. That leaves you with two options. You can buy a bigger, adjustable dovetail jig, but these can be pretty expensive. Or you can cut them without a jig. No-jig Dovetails. If the idea of cutting dovetails without a jig sounds intimidating, don’t worry. I’d like to share an …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 169
February 2007
Routing Miniature Dovetails
…dovetail template is roughly half the size of a conventional dovetail bit. 3 ⁄8"-dia. guide bushing for miniature dovetails Miniature 7° dovetail bit Standard 7° dovetail bit a miniature dovetail… dovetails in stock up to !/4" thick Rockler Mini-Dovetail Template !/8"-shank (7°) dovetail and straight bits !/2" dovetail spacing %/8" dovetail…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 192
December 2010
The Details of Dovetails
…of machine woodworking, hand-cut dovetails can be the mark of a higher level of craftsmanship. Whereas machinecut dovetails provide uniformity, hand-cut dovetails offer variety. You’re not constrained by a template or router bit angle when deciding what you want the dovetails …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 205
February 2013
Hand-Cut Lap Dovetails
… "through" dovetails by hand. The same tools are needed for lap (half-blind) dovetails. Also, all of the considerations mentioned for laying out a through dovetail (as far as spacing of the pins and tails is concerned) apply to lap dovetails. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 22
July 1982
Miter & Dovetail Key Joint
…Dovetail Key Joint A DOVETAIL THAT FOOLS YOU At first glance, this may look like a neat little dovetail joint. But it's actually a miter joint with dovetail keys running …dovetail key slots can be cut across each comer. Begin by mounting a dovetail bit on the router table. (Note: We used a Vf dovetail bit here, but you could use a Vt" dovetail…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 44
April 1986
Dovetail Jig
Dovetail Jig SHOP-MADE JIG FOR CUTTING HALF-BLIND DOVETAILS When I first stalled to build this dovetail jig, 1 thought the advantage was going to be the low cost. Dovetail jigs…wide and 24" long, see Fig. 8. The next step is cutting the notches. Since a W dovetail bit uses a Vic" (outside diameter) router guide bushing, the notches have to be …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 58
August 1988
Hand-Cut Dovetails
… of mechanical strength, there's one other situation in which dovetails are used—for decoration. Forexample, I used dovetails on the Stationery Box on page 18. In this case…wide at its widest point, see Fig. 5. (This is for evenly-spaced dovetails. More on unevenly-spaced dovetails later.) half-pins. Dovetailjoints are laid out with a half- pin …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 81
June 1992
Dovetail Pins & Tails
STEP-BY'STEP Pins ■ The first step in making a dovetail joint is to lay out and cut the pins. If you're working on a drawer, … and square. 16 Woodsmith No. 81 STEP-BY^STEP Tails ■ To get really tight-fitting dovetails, I use the finished pins as a template to lay out the position of the tails. Tlie…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 81
June 1992
Dovetail Mortise & Tenon
… It's what makes the joint different from an ordinary sliding dovetail. THE MORTISE I cut both parts of the dovetail mortise and tenon joint on the router table. To rout …thickness of the workpiece), see Step 1. Next, because the dovetail mortise (on the Stand-up Desk) is wider than a V>" dovetail bit, the mortise must be cut in two passes. Also…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 92
April 1994
Dovetail Chest
… it's much easier to get the panels square. DOVETAILS. After the panels are cut to size, work can begin on the dovetails. The dovetails are laid out 3 W on center, see Fig. 1.…beginning on page 24, there are step-by-step instructions for cutting dovetails by hand. GROOVES. When the dovetails are complete, there are some grooves to cut in the …Read More