Kalimna
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Following on from t'other dovetail thread, I made a sort-of suggestion that once my nigth shift had finished I would set to with saw and chisel to cut my first dovetail teeth.
Basically, the following few pictures are the result of that rash statement. Mr Cosman et al seem to be able to cut some lapped dovetails in less than the time it takes to boil a kettle and make a cup of tea. In my case, I made several cups of tea, all of which had time to go cold, in the time it took me to make this. Generally, I am happy with the result, and welcome any comments/criticism/suggestions from the forum. There are a few gaps between the two bits-o-wood, but at least an engineers square held up to the outside corner registers nearly perfectly.
The wood itself was a couple of offcuts from an ash board, approx 3/4".
The main problem I had was in working out where the fit was tight and needed trimming back - and I think that problem is what resulted in the gaps....
Anyhoo, onto the pictures, and hopefully they will come out well enough....
Firstly, heres a picky of the whole joint. You may notice the 'mid-procedure-design-adjustment', whereby I accidentally amputated one of the pins.
Second and third, side views of handiwork to exacting tolerances.
Lastly, a selection of the gear used. And before anyone says or thinks it - I am more than well aware that my abilities, as yet, do not come close to justifying the expense or quality of them. However I enjoy using them and the knowledge that they will last beyond my lifetime (hopefully!) is a pleasureable one. Not sure why I went into a mini-rant there, but here's the piccies...
A selection of Wenzloff saws (curly pink ivory and mun ebony) and Blue Spruce chisels (some of which can be seen on their 'Custom Tool' page of their website.
As I said, please give any thoughts, and advice, particulalry on how to identify which areas of the joint need 'fettling' and which should be left well alone.
Cheers,
Adam
Basically, the following few pictures are the result of that rash statement. Mr Cosman et al seem to be able to cut some lapped dovetails in less than the time it takes to boil a kettle and make a cup of tea. In my case, I made several cups of tea, all of which had time to go cold, in the time it took me to make this. Generally, I am happy with the result, and welcome any comments/criticism/suggestions from the forum. There are a few gaps between the two bits-o-wood, but at least an engineers square held up to the outside corner registers nearly perfectly.
The wood itself was a couple of offcuts from an ash board, approx 3/4".
The main problem I had was in working out where the fit was tight and needed trimming back - and I think that problem is what resulted in the gaps....
Anyhoo, onto the pictures, and hopefully they will come out well enough....
Firstly, heres a picky of the whole joint. You may notice the 'mid-procedure-design-adjustment', whereby I accidentally amputated one of the pins.
Second and third, side views of handiwork to exacting tolerances.
Lastly, a selection of the gear used. And before anyone says or thinks it - I am more than well aware that my abilities, as yet, do not come close to justifying the expense or quality of them. However I enjoy using them and the knowledge that they will last beyond my lifetime (hopefully!) is a pleasureable one. Not sure why I went into a mini-rant there, but here's the piccies...
A selection of Wenzloff saws (curly pink ivory and mun ebony) and Blue Spruce chisels (some of which can be seen on their 'Custom Tool' page of their website.
As I said, please give any thoughts, and advice, particulalry on how to identify which areas of the joint need 'fettling' and which should be left well alone.
Cheers,
Adam