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| Houndstooth Dovetails - Page 2 |
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| Written by Tony | |
| Monday, 22 August 2005 | |
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Mark
out the DTs using a ratio of 1:8 for hard wood – indicating
the waste. I used a 0.3mm propelling pencil to mark mine (Rob
Cosman uses a ball point pen).  (click photo to enlarge) Mount the tail board in the vice with the lines vertical and make the first set of cuts. It is pretty important to cut with the aim of splitting the line with the kerf. I like to use a cheap mirror behind the board to ensure that the cut is accurate at the rear and I don't cut beyond the scribed line.  (click photo to enlarge) Swivel the board in the vice and cut to the second set of lines .  (click photo to enlarge) Use a coping saw with a very fine blade to remove the majority of the waste from the tails.  (click photo to enlarge)  (click photo to enlarge) Chop out the remaining waste using a VERY sharp chisel. Take SMALL cuts and pare back until the chisel blade sits nicely in the scribed line.  (click photo to enlarge) It is often useful to support the chisel with a block of wood cut with two faces exactly perpendicular to each other – this ensures the chisel is held absolutely vertical.  (click photo to enlarge) When fully cleaned up the tail boards should look something like this.  (click photo to enlarge) |
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