This man speaks the truth! I know first hand. I have to teach myself everything out here and some things take me longer then others. Dovetails was a very hard one for me... after 6 months screwing around I finely made my first one because the jig. What helped most (other then the obvious cutting at a perfect angle) was using the 90 degree with my chisels to clean It up. Awesome work katzy!
Spent the last 2 days watching your videos. AMazing to see your progression from a pipe clamp vise to what you have today. Your dovetails are just as good today,
What a beautiful joint, Right now I am a wood maker, my next step is to learn how to be a quality wood worker. Watching Videos like this one helps me to realize that I can do that with some practice and patience. Thank you,
Thanks for this awesome vid! I’ve been intimidated by the thought of cutting dovetails for decades and now I’m pretty excited to give them a try, especially with this beautiful use of contrasting walnut & maple to make inlayed DT’s. Thanks again!
I cut my first dovetail today. Are used your dovetail jig and your little dovetail fence jig. I’ve wanted to cut dovetails for a long time lol this was pretty satisfying!
Just bought the two jigs, I am new to woodworking and I have been afraid to tackle dovetail joints, you make it look easy and I hope it comes easy for me to, practice make perfect and I know I will come to enjoy making them. Thanks for the great videos.
I must echo what everyone has said, that being you did an excellent job, explaining things clearly and why you do things a certain way. Thanks for sharing your tips and knowledge. Now I'm going to give this inlaid dovetail a try. Thanks again!!!
New to wood working but not to fabrication (metal worker) I'm loving watching all the vids and I have to say the way you did this is not how I would have approached it. The way you did it makes so much sense and I cant wait to give this a try once I'm practiced at maki g dovetail joints. Thank you so much for the videos now excuse me as I go order your awesome dovetail hand jig!
You can absolutely do this bud. I cut my first set of dovetails 18 months ago. This was probably my 30th set ever. It is very doable my friend. Thank you for the kind words.
Going to a woodworking class this week on how to cut dovetails by hand... I think because of your videos (and Matt Estlea), I might be ahead of the curve. Now I just need some proper tools!
I've always heard your name from David's patreon, but never knew you had a channel until seeing your video with him today. You've got some really great stuff, and your teaching skills are really good as well. You don't over explain the objective away, where some just end up with muddy water. Kudos!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing your talent with everyone. Small wooden art pieces like these became my obsession and I admire woodworkers such as you who have so much beautiful ideas and a skill to achieve the final result which is a beautiful item like this box. Greetings from Novi Sad, Serbia!
I just bought your version 3 dovetail guide. looking forward to using it. btw - the inlay dovetail you made here is simply one of the most beautiful things I've seen in woodworking..., simple but STUNNING. thanks!
Really love the inlay look! I can tell how easy it is with the jig you designed, but patience is key. Making a nice dovetail box is on my list of things to do. When I'm ready, I'm going to order one off your website. I'm just getting my channel started, so it may be a minute. Thanks again for all the detailed info.
I promise this will make your life so much easier. The key is cutting on the waste side of your line (as close as possible) and then chiseling using the dovetail guide slowly. Simple trick but it improves your dovetails fast. Then watch my video about filling gaps in joinery. Everyone has a gap here and there in their dovetails. Don't be discouraged if it doesn't look amazing at first. Use my trick with sawdust and glue and when you put finish on you'll find that nobody can see any imperfections. Cheers my friend!
awesome work and the video work is equally as good. I have been building and doing fine woodwork for, along time, No dovetails, but guess what I need to add dovetail to my repertoire in the future. Thank muchly RC
Beautiful! Learning a lot from you, thank you for that, huge inspiriation. I was wondering about the scribing line. Do you keep sanding until it disappears completely? So I guess it would be best not to scribe the line too deep with the marking knife, just enough so you can keep it as a reference? Thanks for the advice.
At the start, you walked across the end of the board with that compass, making little holes. And then you walked it back the other way. How are apart was that compass spread open and how do you determine that?
I don't know know if that would be possible because you would lose the shoulder side. I am debating doing a few 1:12 but with a 1:6 and 1:8 I probably won't do 1:7 as were talking about a difference of 1.2 degrees.
Excellent video, exactly the type of joint I'm looking for on my next project. Seems to be a very useful and time saving jig. What's the usual turn around time once a jig is ordered?
When you do this you'll see a bit of the inlay on the inside corner. I'm thinking the pin side wood thickness needs to be thicker so a rabbet can be made to hide it. Your thoughts on this?
Sir, I really enjoyed your video and the second camera was very useful in seeing the angles. I value your recommendations on tools. If I order from the links you've listed, will you be able to get credit for my purchases?
Good Morning Jonathon,I am more that a beginning woodworker, I am novice at best, but am intrigued by dovetails and am going to start experimenting with them very soon. I have watched several of the videos out there that explain how to hand cut dovetails. As I watch your video, I see you use a set of dividers to lay out the tails. How do you know how wide to set the dividers? I'm confused.
2nd camera angle really helps see what's going on in some instances. If two is good, three might be better. How about a glasses cam so we can see it from your perspective? Beautiful joint. I've never cut a dove-tail joint yet, I think I'll try this one first. If I can do an inlay for a first practice, then I shoud definitely be able to do a standard dove-tail. I might even try an Eagle-tail... 45 degree 1:1 angle or a 2:3 angle? Have you ever seen that steep of an angle used for this type of joinery?
Were you able to get a patent on your jig being I have seen them before years ago and I have made them for different angles and never tried to patent them because I thought it has been done already just wondering
Hi Mate, I've never done dovetail joints and after watching a few of your videos I'm excited to try out the jig you have for them. What is the difference between the 8..1 and the 6..1 set up.
Very good video Katz. I usually do machine cut dovetails but I want to start doing hand cut dovetails and I like your way of doing it. I'll have to get one of your dovetail guides. Do you use a particular saw? And is your cutting/dovetail guide and dovetail marker your brand? Thanks for the info
I have your 6:1 3.0 Dovetail Jig, and after seeing this video went to your store to buy the upward mounted post version only to find that there is no such version for the 3.0. Is there one in the works? Special order? Thanks
No and no sorry bud. That one actually was on the market for only 2 weeks. With the post mounted that way you can't cut the tails on the outsides without a support board. Kinda sucked. The one that's out now is way better
So what distance were your dividers set before you walked across the end of a tail board? Is it an arbitrary size corresponding to the width of your tails?
No not at all. That is simply a marker. You don't need to use anything if you're confident in your marking gauge depth line. You could also use a straight edge or angle finder.. I just used it to show the line for the video.
Bro.. that Mallet is something out of the Mario Brothers! Is it o.k if I use the throwback version to help with this next project?! It's more my type of setup (your workspace looks like mine).. I love everything about this video :D
Oh yea.. do you happen to have any of the original throwback versions of the Katz-Moses Dovetail Jig.. Maybe an autographed version you're willing to part with? May be a cool way to do a giveway over on IG.. I doubt I'd win but would be cool nonetheless.. a Throwback Thursday even :D
Yeah, check out the incra videos. They give a demo on how to do it with their table. I actually own a incra router table and ( have for 4 years or so ) I just made my first dovetail drawer with it. I chose a halfblind dovetail. It took me an hour to do it, but it turned out just like I knew what I was doing. I could do it way faster now or build a bunch at once batching parts pretty easily. But your a bass player so.............:)
Jonathan, I see you have the Stanley sweethearts. I had discounted them for dovetails because they still have small side walls. Would you recommend those? Or is there a chisel set you’d prefer to be using for dovetails?
Sweethearts are amazing. Get a pair of angled narex chisels for cheap if you're worried about it. Remember only the last 1/32 of an inch matters. The rest will never be seen. Bruise the shit out of them.
it is however thick the wood is so then it is flush when it pokes through. good to do it a mm or so over just to be safe so you can plane off the excess.
I am Edmund D'lima and I would like to buy your magnetic dove tail guide, but I cannot find it on ebay. Could you let me know how I can get one from you. Thanks I really enjoy your videos.
This level of craftsmanship and motivation is beyond belief. Well done
This man speaks the truth! I know first hand. I have to teach myself everything out here and some things take me longer then others. Dovetails was a very hard one for me... after 6 months screwing around I finely made my first one because the jig. What helped most (other then the obvious cutting at a perfect angle) was using the 90 degree with my chisels to clean It up. Awesome work katzy!
thanks so much bud! Check out the video for version 2.0. I gave you a shout out.
Really great demonstration of this seemingly complicated joint. The inlay adds a whole new dimension to the workpiece. Thanks for sharing this.
Spent the last 2 days watching your videos. AMazing to see your progression from a pipe clamp vise to what you have today. Your dovetails are just as good today,
What a beautiful joint, Right now I am a wood maker, my next step is to learn how to be a quality wood worker. Watching Videos like this one helps me to realize that I can do that with some practice and patience. Thank you,
Your kind words are awesome to hear my friend!
You're a wood maker? So you grow trees?
Thanks for this awesome vid! I’ve been intimidated by the thought of cutting dovetails for decades and now I’m pretty excited to give them a try, especially with this beautiful use of contrasting walnut & maple to make inlayed DT’s. Thanks again!
I cut my first dovetail today. Are used your dovetail jig and your little dovetail fence jig. I’ve wanted to cut dovetails for a long time lol this was pretty satisfying!
Just bought the two jigs, I am new to woodworking and I have been afraid to tackle dovetail joints, you make it look easy and I hope it comes easy for me to, practice make perfect and I know I will come to enjoy making them. Thanks for the great videos.
I must echo what everyone has said, that being you did an excellent job, explaining things clearly and why you do things a certain way. Thanks for sharing your tips and knowledge. Now I'm going to give this inlaid dovetail a try. Thanks again!!!
Mitch Mueller thanks so much bud!
I’m new to woodwork after watching your videos I am inspired to go do more thank for all the useful tips you’ve given me
I like the contrast the two different woods show. Makes for a very nice showy joint.
Amazing. Second camera makes a big difference.
Great job.
New to wood working but not to fabrication (metal worker) I'm loving watching all the vids and I have to say the way you did this is not how I would have approached it. The way you did it makes so much sense and I cant wait to give this a try once I'm practiced at maki g dovetail joints. Thank you so much for the videos now excuse me as I go order your awesome dovetail hand jig!
Great contrast. Very dynamic! Thanks for posting. I love the ingenuity.
this is the beauty of youtube. You see an awesome project, think, "I could never...." , then you watch the video and think, "maybe I could...."
You can absolutely do this bud. I cut my first set of dovetails 18 months ago. This was probably my 30th set ever. It is very doable my friend. Thank you for the kind words.
Eric Bullard he really hit the vid on the head.
Thanks brother!
That was Great!!! Just watched it with my dad for fathers day!
Going to a woodworking class this week on how to cut dovetails by hand... I think because of your videos (and Matt Estlea), I might be ahead of the curve. Now I just need some proper tools!
Thank you for sharing and showing that cutting dove tails is not that hard just take your time to get them right.
I've always heard your name from David's patreon, but never knew you had a channel until seeing your video with him today. You've got some really great stuff, and your teaching skills are really good as well. You don't over explain the objective away, where some just end up with muddy water. Kudos!
Great instruction, I will be watching it over a few times before I get started on making dove tails.
Thanks for sharing. Thumbs up.
Thanks brother!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing your talent with everyone. Small wooden art pieces like these became my obsession and I admire woodworkers such as you who have so much beautiful ideas and a skill to achieve the final result which is a beautiful item like this box. Greetings from Novi Sad, Serbia!
I just bought your version 3 dovetail guide. looking forward to using it. btw - the inlay dovetail you made here is simply one of the most beautiful things I've seen in woodworking..., simple but STUNNING. thanks!
Thank you so much!
A most interesting joint. One I think I could actually make after seeing your approach.. Thanks.
Really love the inlay look! I can tell how easy it is with the jig you designed, but patience is key. Making a nice dovetail box is on my list of things to do. When I'm ready, I'm going to order one off your website. I'm just getting my channel started, so it may be a minute. Thanks again for all the detailed info.
Awesome and incredible craftmanship I've ever seen! I would love to be able to do something like that one day.
Came here for inspiration. Left inspired. Beautiful workmanship 👍🏻
Nice! Thanks for sharing your work. I'm gonna do this myself today. European Beech box with Padauk inlay!
Amazing video !! Thanks for the magnetic tool tip, I'll build my own set
JKM always makes it look so easy. :) Beautiful result. Think I'll order a JKM Dovetail Jig. And a stop block (thanks to Tamars sled video).
Very nice! Congrats to you both. Life will never be the same and it is all for the better.
Thanks just ordered one,maybe now i can learn dovetail jointery
I promise this will make your life so much easier. The key is cutting on the waste side of your line (as close as possible) and then chiseling using the dovetail guide slowly. Simple trick but it improves your dovetails fast. Then watch my video about filling gaps in joinery. Everyone has a gap here and there in their dovetails. Don't be discouraged if it doesn't look amazing at first. Use my trick with sawdust and glue and when you put finish on you'll find that nobody can see any imperfections. Cheers my friend!
You Sir are a master at this. I like the second camera angle btw.
Thank you so much Robert!
I agree. The second cam angle really helps perceive the concept.
I hope to be good one day. I will keep at it and keep asking if i need help. Thanks for your videos and help.
Excellently made video, Jonathan! And very nice looking inlaid dovetails as well. Thank you :)
thanks so much bud!
Desde México, muchas gracias por este vídeo. From Mexico, thanks for this video
wow, i saw picture of similar work and i couldn't believe it . keep good work
Thank you my friend!
They look amazing!
awesome work and the video work is equally as good. I have been building and doing fine woodwork for, along time, No dovetails, but guess what I need to add dovetail to my repertoire in the future. Thank muchly RC
Ronald thank you for your kind words.
Wow! These look about as good (if not better) that Chad Stanton's inlay dovetails. SO DOPE BRAH
Thank you so much!
Nice work! Could this method be used with a Leigh jig as well - I know bad question for a hand cutter! 🤗
Beautiful! Learning a lot from you, thank you for that, huge inspiriation.
I was wondering about the scribing line. Do you keep sanding until it disappears completely? So I guess it would be best not to scribe the line too deep with the marking knife, just enough so you can keep it as a reference? Thanks for the advice.
Really well done.I enjoyed watching you do the dovetails and the video work was excellent. Keep up the good work
Bear up cheers my friend!
At the start, you walked across the end of the board with that compass, making little holes. And then you walked it back the other way. How are apart was that compass spread open and how do you determine that?
I wish he would have explained that instead of just blowing past it.
Grate job there Moses man !
New sub here! Never even tried a dovetail, you you sure make me want to try! Might try a box for my wife for Christmas.
Yes second camera very nice touch, thanks! Also very very chisel work. I’m afraid I’ll have to cheat and use my router. Lol.
That looks so good! Thank you, sir!
Very beautiful! I guess it must be worth the extra time.
Wow. this is beautiful work!
Absolutely awesome! Thanks for the video, can't wait to do it.
HOLY MOTHER - that mallet!
That was cool, really pretty finish.
This is so amazing!! how i wish i could have discovered you earlier. much apreciated !
Thanks for your video it's very helpful and can understand.
Very cool product, ever thought about adding a 1:7 (or other slope) jigs? Might be cool to have 1 jig that has 2 angles tails on it
I don't know know if that would be possible because you would lose the shoulder side. I am debating doing a few 1:12 but with a 1:6 and 1:8 I probably won't do 1:7 as were talking about a difference of 1.2 degrees.
Katz-Moses Woodworking Shop Wow Dude!
Excellent video, exactly the type of joint I'm looking for on my next project. Seems to be a very useful and time saving jig. What's the usual turn around time once a jig is ordered?
txjaxon usually a couple days. thanks so much!
When you do this you'll see a bit of the inlay on the inside corner. I'm thinking the pin side wood thickness needs to be thicker so a rabbet can be made to hide it. Your thoughts on this?
Cool, just waiting for my VERSION 3.0 guide to ship.
Sir, I really enjoyed your video and the second camera was very useful in seeing the angles. I value your recommendations on tools. If I order from the links you've listed, will you be able to get credit for my purchases?
Awesome video. Which hand planes are you using? Which would you recommend if I were to get my first hand plane?
Good Morning Jonathon,I am more that a beginning woodworker, I am novice at best, but am intrigued by dovetails and am going to start experimenting with them very soon. I have watched several of the videos out there that explain how to hand cut dovetails. As I watch your video, I see you use a set of dividers to lay out the tails. How do you know how wide to set the dividers? I'm confused.
2nd camera angle really helps see what's going on in some instances. If two is good, three might be better. How about a glasses cam so we can see it from your perspective? Beautiful joint. I've never cut a dove-tail joint yet, I think I'll try this one first. If I can do an inlay for a first practice, then I shoud definitely be able to do a standard dove-tail. I might even try an Eagle-tail... 45 degree 1:1 angle or a 2:3 angle? Have you ever seen that steep of an angle used for this type of joinery?
I haven't seen that but if you do it send me some pictures. Thank you for your kind words!
Impressive, looks really F'n good!
Thank you Sean so much!
Hmm, not sure I'm quite there yet !!!
Looks great!
Nice work, good explanation!
I really appreciate it!
Best I've seen mate cheers.
Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!
And 4 weeks later you got yourself a drawer: hahaha. Great job. Lotsa patience. Looks great
That's the reason I have an incra LS positioner. Maybe one day I'll get into making them by hand
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Cabinet maker: Hey Jonathan, what do you need this cabinet for?
Jonathan: a mallet
Stunning!
Thank you so much sir!
Were you able to get a patent on your jig being I have seen them before years ago and I have made them for different angles and never tried to patent them because I thought it has been done already just wondering
Great video brother👍🏼👍🏼
Thank bud!
Hi Mate, I've never done dovetail joints and after watching a few of your videos I'm excited to try out the jig you have for them. What is the difference between the 8..1 and the 6..1 set up.
Thays great. I would love to see pictures of your progress. The 8:1 is typically for hardwoods and the 6:1 is for typically for softwood woods.
Orders done Thanks Mate... hopefully the post to Australia is quicker than our local post. Cheers
Very good video Katz. I usually do machine cut dovetails but I want to start doing hand cut dovetails and I like your way of doing it. I'll have to get one of your dovetail guides. Do you use a particular saw? And is your cutting/dovetail guide and dovetail marker your brand?
Thanks for the info
I reccomend a Japanese Razor saw. Cheers and Thank you!
I have your 6:1 3.0 Dovetail Jig, and after seeing this video went to your store to buy the upward mounted post version only to find that there is no such version for the 3.0. Is there one in the works? Special order? Thanks
No and no sorry bud. That one actually was on the market for only 2 weeks. With the post mounted that way you can't cut the tails on the outsides without a support board. Kinda sucked. The one that's out now is way better
So what distance were your dividers set before you walked across the end of a tail board? Is it an arbitrary size corresponding to the width of your tails?
Awesome explanation. Thanks!
can't wait to get one
Can't wait to make you one!
When we can pre-order your Jig, Version 5.1?
Excellent, looks great...
Cheers...
awesome! Thanks bud!
Great vid but can't seem to find your jig in the u.k .
great video, thanks, John from Ga
I is I is a carpenters! This guy rules dude!
Jimi how can I be the man when you're the man!
Magnifique
Great video!
thank you!
Thank you kind sir!
Really cool!
Thanks bud!
Kool man = oh how much is your jig
does it matter how many tails you put on the board as it seems they can be any size you want
You are correct sir!
Awesome!
What clamp is that, that you have fixed to your workbench? The red handled one
Hold down clamp?
Do we still need to use the dovetail jig (little black one?
No not at all. That is simply a marker. You don't need to use anything if you're confident in your marking gauge depth line. You could also use a straight edge or angle finder.. I just used it to show the line for the video.
Не могу понять, почему на киянках ручки не скруглённые, Если кто знает Напишите пожалуйста,,
Like the second camera, but move it closer to the work. Cool project!
Bro.. that Mallet is something out of the Mario Brothers! Is it o.k if I use the throwback version to help with this next project?! It's more my type of setup (your workspace looks like mine).. I love everything about this video :D
Oh yea.. do you happen to have any of the original throwback versions of the Katz-Moses Dovetail Jig.. Maybe an autographed version you're willing to part with? May be a cool way to do a giveway over on IG.. I doubt I'd win but would be cool nonetheless.. a Throwback Thursday even :D
Can you use a router with a dovetail bit??
Yeah, check out the incra videos. They give a demo on how to do it with their table.
I actually own a incra router table and ( have for 4 years or so )
I just made my first dovetail drawer with it. I chose a halfblind dovetail. It took me an hour to do it, but it turned out just like I knew what I was doing.
I could do it way faster now or build a bunch at once batching parts pretty easily.
But your a bass player so.............:)
Jonathan, I see you have the Stanley sweethearts. I had discounted them for dovetails because they still have small side walls. Would you recommend those? Or is there a chisel set you’d prefer to be using for dovetails?
Sweethearts are amazing. Get a pair of angled narex chisels for cheap if you're worried about it. Remember only the last 1/32 of an inch matters. The rest will never be seen. Bruise the shit out of them.
also check my latest video on how I deal with corners with the stanleys. They are literally the exact same size as the lei neilson ones
I’m new to this so I’m about to ask a stupid question, but how do you decide where the scribe line that you’re cutting to should be at?
it is however thick the wood is so then it is flush when it pokes through. good to do it a mm or so over just to be safe so you can plane off the excess.
pretty badass
Thanks for the BA my friend!
I am Edmund D'lima and I would like to buy your magnetic dove tail guide, but I cannot find it on ebay. Could you let me know how I can get one from you. Thanks I really enjoy your videos.
Check the description my friend! Thank you!
What are those tools and where can I get them?
The Katz-Moses Magnetic Dovetail Jig. Check out my website in the description or go to katzmoseswoodworking.com