Finally, a joint that fits!

[Keefaz]

Hi, all.

As a total novice, I've been practising my joints all week and today I finally made something... that fits! It's not completely perfect, and I screwed it up when I attacked it with my smoothing plance in a fervour of excitement and chipped it out a bit, but nonetheless I am ridiculously proud of my small achievement.

Now for the dovetail!

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Well done your now on that slippery path of which there is no recovery and no known antidote.

 

[OPJ]

I'm sure everyone on this forum's been many there times before, it's all part of the learning process.

When you get the hang of one joint, you're ready to tackle an entire project. :wink:

 

[matt]

I spent yesterday afternoon cursing at some very bad dowel joints that I made (since abandoned in favour of biscuit joints). However, it's made me realise that I really must commit to making tenon joints in future.

 

[Jake]

Could you reduce the size of your avatar, please, Oswaldo? It's nice work but that size of photo compresses the text area of the threads that you post in. Thanks.

 

[Blocklayer]

Hi Keefaz

That looks better than my first attempt.
(Unfortunately, I've only had a few goes at it since)
Have a go at this and see if it makes it easier to set out your joints
http://www.blocklayer.com/Woodjoints/DovetailEng.aspx