dovetails feeling quite pleased

[Woody Alan]

These are the first dovetails I have done by hand since 33 years ago at school. I used the Rob cosman method plus the 140 skew shoulder to help register the tails onto the second board (works well).

I am quite pleased considering the old eyes are going and this was in solid oak for both pieces. The apparent slight gap is a shadow line from the flash

Alan

 

[OPJ]

Bloody hell, those look almost perfect, Alan! :shock: :wink:

Did you have to do any tidying up with a chisel or is the finish straight off the saw?

 

[wizer]

wowzers! you did really well there. I'm not even going to mention my first attempt

 

[Woody Alan]

Did you have to do any tidying up with a chisel or is the finish straight off the saw?

Ok I could tell a porky here I think if it had been softwood they would have gone together. On the first trial fit I got about a third of the way in and it got tight, so I did have to pare the pins a tad, I admit. what you are looking at is a dry fit without being planed flush. I could have got cocky like Rob C and put the glue on and hit with a mallet but it would have ended in tears. I promise to let you know how the other three go, good or bad when making the cabinet. Can you see the dots from the dividers I used... is that honest marking on display, or a flaw?

Alan

 

[Ironballs]

Look pretty damn good to me

 

[Mr Ed]

I think you can be pretty pleased with those Alan

Cheers, Ed

 

[Woody Alan]

Look pretty damn good to me

Why thankyou, I am a little confused as to how I managed to post this under buying advice after all this time using forums.... I suppose it's an age thing :?

Alan

 

[Escudo]

Well done Al, just great.