MattMoore
Established Member
Hi all,
after reading the american woodworker's article on dovetailing,
I thought I would try out their method for lapped dovetails.
instead of using a marking guide, a few simple jigs are used instead.
The first jig is a piece of the drawer side pinned to a backing board.
The second jig as a piece of the drawer side, and next to it a piece of the drawer front, so there is a step between the 2.
the third jig is shown below, a little too hard to explain without a pic.
the sizes are 2" by 1 1/4" approx 14" long, with a piece of 1 1/2" by 3/8" ontop. the middle was cut on the radial arm saw, and then cleaned up with a router plane. like the router plane? it was made by my dad in his apprenticeship!! heres another couple of pics
the third jig made cutting the pins alot easier. as the lip created from the smaller piece on top of teh jig sits on the drawer front, and is used with the chisel against the relevant side, so that a paring cut can be taken.
below is a couple of pics of the finished item
for anyone who is interested, i can do a full WIP set of photos to show exactly hwo all the jigs are used
Cheers,
Matt
after reading the american woodworker's article on dovetailing,
I thought I would try out their method for lapped dovetails.
instead of using a marking guide, a few simple jigs are used instead.
The first jig is a piece of the drawer side pinned to a backing board.
The second jig as a piece of the drawer side, and next to it a piece of the drawer front, so there is a step between the 2.
the third jig is shown below, a little too hard to explain without a pic.
the sizes are 2" by 1 1/4" approx 14" long, with a piece of 1 1/2" by 3/8" ontop. the middle was cut on the radial arm saw, and then cleaned up with a router plane. like the router plane? it was made by my dad in his apprenticeship!! heres another couple of pics
the third jig made cutting the pins alot easier. as the lip created from the smaller piece on top of teh jig sits on the drawer front, and is used with the chisel against the relevant side, so that a paring cut can be taken.
below is a couple of pics of the finished item
for anyone who is interested, i can do a full WIP set of photos to show exactly hwo all the jigs are used
Cheers,
Matt
