I suppose it's the one joint you need to be able to do if you want to promote yourself from competent joiner to beginner cabinet maker, not least because in something as basic as a chest of drawers there may be hundreds of the blighters.
You have to show yer dovetails first!
Yeap through and blind! Not the best!
Keep hacking away they only get better!
If they ever do dovetailed ones in wood, sign me up! What do you have against having a way to carry two or 3 tools in one hand at a time? A bit of price work up on the 15th floor would soon sort you out
Actually I was sorted out with the classic suitcase style joiners box, dovetailed in wood, which is excellent size/shape for carrying stuff around buildings and through doors, up stairs etc. Designed for the job. One in each hand if necessary. Also on the job you can open the front opening drop down lid with everything in the box accessible and the lid there as a tray for all the bits and bobs.If they ever do dovetailed ones in wood, sign me up! What do you have against having a way to carry two or 3 tools in one hand at a time? A bit of price work up on the 15th floor would soon sort you out
Which is completely and utterly useless for most trades these days. The job has changed a bit since the 1980s with the move towards power tools and higher productivity. In fact advances in cordless tool technology over the last 10 to 15 years have changed things faster than in the previous 40 or more years. That's why even those of us who made these "classic" tool have abandoned them in favour of open top totes, pull along boxes, and yes Systainers and their ilk. They are much more practical
I doubt that I've seen anyone walk on site with one of those in more than 30 years other than the occasional French polishers (who tend to have a fairly minimal kit). It's because they no longer work for the majority of trades. I certainly abandoned mine long ago - too small, too inflexible in what it could carry, too small for power tools
No mention there of cordless tools, caulking guns, foam guns, nail guns, pinners, trim routers, etc. I see. The old ways are the best? The old ways are often unproductive and not a lot of use when you are dealing with modern materials like cement fibre board or sheet materials. Great for some things, but not so many things. Even when sistering joists, doing beam end replacements or replacing damaged king posts tools like angle drills and powered saws are more productive than hand tools. It's called progress
Yes OK!Which is completely and utterly useless for most trades these days. The job has changed a bit since the 1980s with the move towards power tools and higher productivity. In fact advances in cordless tool technology over the last 10 to 15 years have changed things faster than in the previous 40 or more years. That's why even those of us who made these "classic" tool have abandoned them in favour of open top totes, pull along boxes, and yes Systainers and their ilk. They are much more practical
That doesn't mean to say I don't appreciate the work that goes into a dovetailed joint
I doubt that I've seen anyone walk on site with one of those in more than 30 years other than the occasional French polishers (who tend to have a fairly minimal kit). It's because they no longer work for the majority of trades. I certainly abandoned mine long ago - too small, too inflexible in what it could carry, too small for power tools
No mention there of cordless tools, caulking guns, foam guns, nail guns, pinners, trim routers, etc. I see. The old ways are the best? The old ways are often unproductive and not a lot of use when you are dealing with modern materials like cement fibre board or sheet materials. Great for some things, but not so many things. Even when sistering joists, doing beam end replacements or replacing damaged king posts tools like angle drills and powered saws are more productive than hand tools. It's called progress
) would probably do just as well and be cheaper.Fashion, Jacob fashion a notion you and I struggle to grasp!!Yes OK!
Actually the only thing about "systainers" that irks me is the name and the hint of daft gadgetry.
What's wrong with "box" or "festool box"? And a suitably designed wooden box ("thingtainer"?
I have to say I haven't used a template since we had tinplate ones in first year at technical school. I've always marked the top of the tails and shoulder line and set the work at an angle so the cut is square and vertical. This is straight forward when you mark pins from tails but I can't quite get my head around relying on cutting square if you start by making the pins first as I understand some do. But I suppose once a technique is automatic its hard to imagine an alternative?
