AWESOME. I wish you would post more often. You and Paul Sellers are the two professional woodworkers who give proper advice and instruction, because you obviously have years of professional training. There are so many others who give improper advice. All they would have to do is watch your work and then reiterate your advice. We amateurs all want to do excellent work and do not always have the time to take long courses so your videos are invaluable.
You had me at "Don't call me Shirley," and then it just got better. I love your realistic approach to woodworking and the sense of humor you injected throughout this very informative video.
In my 75th year here, and wood work is my second career. I say I am retired, but a steady stream has trickled out of my shop since spring time. William you are the best! Every day should include some learning, and William you teach much, and then a laugh too. You will be on my short list for resources for people that tell me they want to learn something of wood work. The best in 2016!
Oh I made the cross cut sled many moons ago, but it is superb! Making it square is the challenge, and if you flip mine over the "story" there is: "slow lerner" , but end result is a tool that is key to fine work (oh faster too).
I like the fact that you share your thought processes when you explain why you performed a particular function. It teaches us to think things out: otherwise, we'd only to be able to build something that somebody else figured out first; then made plans that we could follow. Thanks, William.
I was the Design For Assembly advocate when working in design engineering at a major oilfield service company before I retired. I used to tell the seasoned designers this quote, “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few - Shunryu Suzuki”. There are many ways to cut dovetails, some better than others, some faster than others. I honor your work, sir. You are a master at what you do.
William, I am making a TV console table patterned after that created by Natsuki Ishitani. This features dovetail joinery at the top corners of the cabinet. Since the top is 60" in length, I could not safely stand it up on end to cut on the table saw. While I have practiced hand cutting DT's for some time, and they are sufficient for joinery in a drawer, I was not happy with the fit at the prominent corners of this cabinet. I have come back to your video to think about adapting this jig to a 16" wide board, and I just wanted to say thank you for your work and instruction, as well as your inspiration to me and many others. You are on my Woodworkers' Mount Rushmore!!!
Where were you when I wanted to take woodworking shop in high school? My bent was engineering and your explanations follow that path. As I’ve been told your teaching is now hands on and not offered in any other median. If my information is inaccurate or slightly skewed will you have someone please send me your programs/courses which are available online. Thanks. I truly appreciate the knowledge/skill you have shared with all of us.
William, as always, a brilliant and informative video, also NOT ruined by annoying music in the background. I love watching and appreciating your incredible skills, and bow to your vast knowledge, please keep posting because this 65 yeah old fart, loves watching from Garry in the UK
I came into your shop today. Just want to say that it was a pleasure meeting with you and love the shop and hospitality you showed me. Thanks once again.
William, I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos. You are indeed an inspiration to me. I am a woodworking rookie and try to fashion my skills after you. Again, thank you so much.
There are some fancy woodworking videos on TH-cam, but by far I love yours for the simple, clear and practical lessons. You are a gifted teacher William!
I'm rebuilding my workbench and I'm a novice at dovetails. After watching your vid, you've inspired me to make the dovetail jig and to incorporate the dovetails to my design. You make it look rather easy. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
After watching a couple of your videos I am impressed with you pragmatic approach to things. Woodworking is about craftsmanship and personal talent and that doesn't always mean it takes the most expensive tools or particular technique to achieve a quality result. I pay close attention to the background and the tools in any video i watch. The tools say a lot about the craftsman (says the guy that put the Snap-On toolman's kids through college). In my younger days racing cars a mentor used to tell me "There are no rights or wrongs in racing. All that matters is who gets to the checkered flag first." So with that wisdom ringing in my head I had to chuckle when I saw the Harbor Freight clamps in this video! I have a ton of those things and they've served me well. You don't always need the most expensive tools and equipment. You need the right tools and equipment and experience will tell you the difference. WoodPurposed Mechanic
William loved it. And yes if I am making one piece it would be by hand. But in a production run this is why power tools exist. Well done and demonstrated! Loved it.
I don't know what it is about William, but his way with wood is just great , I just get it , he has my full attention when I watch his videos, great work keep it up 🤗😇
Your sense of humor and expert skills make you a wonderful creative teacher. I do appreciate all your videos and wish I lived close enough to attend your school. Thank you and happy new year
Holy Moley!! I think this is the most useful tip I have ever learned for dovetails!! I'm always so frustrated with how long it takes to make precise dovetails!! Thank you thank you thank you :)
You Americans don't know how lucky you are that woodworking schools exist. And such teachers. In my country there is no such offer. Good we have channels like this
I wish your video would have come out a year or so ago when I was making my split top roubo. I too used a flush trim bit, but your method really crystallized the process.
Thank you for sharing! Old school and old craftsmanship are so rare today. Even you are making to look so easy to do (...I know it doesn`t) the method has way much repetitive precision, in series jobs and obvious: large joints. Thank you again.
As I always appreciate the traditional hand work, particularly of dovetails, I never lost the fact that it's the removal of the wood to form them that's important...far more than how it was removed. So to have such a clever way to form large dovetails without having to increase the forearms is a wonderful thing.
Hi William! Stumbled across you by accident whilst looking up Japanese joinery. Really appreciate the knowledge you pass on and find your work ethic great! It's inspiring an also very informative. I'm in the trade myself, and it's great seeing the other ideas out there! Don't know what happened last year, but as Mark stated hopefully you'll have/are having a great year! All the best from Switzerland!
William, you are a true inspiration for woodworkers! You and your methods are down to earth, precise, easy to understand and funny! All the best and I will be looking for your new videos! Greetings, A.H
Mr. Ng. I am late to this video, but I learned so much in all of your videos. I plan on taking one of your classes some day. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Nice presentation William .I use a router too but leave my dovetails and pins round .It looks quite nice and is a fancy round dovetail joint plus it saves a lot of chisel chopping .so its pretty fast.
Hi William, Good job! I totally get it. I love working traditionally with hand tools as often as possible but when productivity is an issue & time is MONEY jigs & power tools are part of life. I think the only people who dont like this are the ones who dont work with wood for a living. Nice to see someone make a video with realistic production issues while trying to use hand tools. Nice chisels BTW. What brand are they? Thanks. Joe
Just found this Video. While I don't think that I would ever use such a LARGE Dove Tail, I like the idea. Trying to learn to be a Wood Worker, like your ideas. And yes I Subscribed. Thanks for the Free Education.
Hi William,,, I'm so happy that you are back and making videos on a regular basis,,, I think your techniques and teaching personality put you in the very best of furniture makers and teacher's here on the West Coast. I hope you have many years of future success and that at some point I'll be able to take a class at your school
Great video and I love your(warped) sense of humour. One question, I have been teaching and cutting 1/2 blind dovetails for a little over 15 years. The blind dovetail is a completely different joint. so my question is; when did the 1/2 blind dovetail become the blind dovetail?
Very nice. I always enjoy your videos. Your one of the best on TH-cam when it comes to explaining how it's done and why. Wish I could attend some classes with you.
William Ng, how do you do this on the roubo bench when your tails are part of a 6'-8' long board? Just high ceiling and clamp it to the jig, that seems little sketch. I am about to dovetail my end cap and can't decide which way to do it. Thanks
Very nice - thank you. AND I love your Harbor Freight clamps - I have a bunch - they are quite serviceable if you look carefully for the ones that are straight and square - and on sale!
Hi. I’m building a dining table and need a strong joint for the legs. Also dove tails have a beautiful design. The legs are going to be attached to the bottom stretchers in a 80 degree angle. Close to 90 but this’ll require a small change in this jig. Which is awesome by the way! Do you have a tip on how to make the changes?
Nicely done william..as far as quality A+and time is better to me then saying hand made..whenever u can duplicate a handmade skill with a power tool and save valuable time...but first and foremost knowing the handmade method is key..preserve the past..as always stay green.
William, thanks again for a welcomed jig for those of us about to tackle a roubo bench. What are the chances you make a video of a bench build? Shirley would be greatful.
I must be missing the whole idea here. Every time you do a video, I have to grab my laptop and run out to the shop to try it myself. So far they have been perfect but what do you do with all the wood that's piling up in the corner?? Does impress my woodworking buddies though. Keep it coming, it's great.
I like your approach to this and I do enjoy using power tools although some people hold dear to there hand tools I think that power tools do a better job and the joint looks more exact. But would this be 1/2 blind Dovetail joint? Don't mean to be picky. Great job great Video!!!
As alwayw William great information. I used a simialar technique when I cut my dovetails for my Roubo bench. Whether making one condor tail or many, a jig and the method you showed is the way to go. Keep up with these videos. They're great.
William, you do a really nice job with your videos. Great fit on the dovetails and pins - I usually need to do a little troubleshooting to get a fit that good.
Great video as always. I just finished that blind dovetail for BenchCrafted's wagon wheel vise installation a few weeks ago, and your tutorial would have made that exercise quite a bit easier. I live on the east coast so it's hard to attend your workshops, but if the stars align I would like to attend one sometime. It's to bad that you don't film some of your school's workshops and make them for sale. Has that ever been considered and is it a possibility at some future time?
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Very helpful. Traditional is always nice but it's tough to beat the accuracy of good and sharp power tools. Thanks for the giggles too. :)
Had you needed to put dovetails into a longer fascia to your bench, would you have elected to cut the dovetails by hand? Maybe jig saw for the bulk and paring with a chisel? Thank you
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I wish there were more WN videos. They have so many good qualities, from nice techniques to droll humor.
AWESOME. I wish you would post more often. You and Paul Sellers are the two professional woodworkers who give proper advice and instruction, because you obviously have years of professional training. There are so many others who give improper advice. All they would have to do is watch your work and then reiterate your advice. We amateurs all want to do excellent work and do not always have the time to take long courses so your videos are invaluable.
You had me at "Don't call me Shirley," and then it just got better. I love your realistic approach to woodworking and the sense of humor you injected throughout this very informative video.
For someone who has watched too many youtube woodworking videos. William NG has put an end to that. Thank you
In my 75th year here, and wood work is my second career. I say I am retired, but a steady stream has trickled out of my shop since spring time. William you are the best! Every day should include some learning, and William you teach much, and then a laugh too. You will be on my short list for resources for people that tell me they want to learn something of wood work. The best in 2016!
Oh I made the cross cut sled many moons ago, but it is superb! Making it square is the challenge, and if you flip mine over the "story" there is: "slow lerner" , but end result is a tool that is key to fine work (oh faster too).
I just turned 80 and I'm still in my shop every day making something, I think the Lord that I can.
I like the fact that you share your thought processes when you explain why you performed a particular function. It teaches us to think things out: otherwise, we'd only to be able to build something that somebody else figured out first; then made plans that we could follow. Thanks, William.
I was the Design For Assembly advocate when working in design engineering at a major oilfield service company before I retired. I used to tell the seasoned designers this quote, “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few - Shunryu Suzuki”. There are many ways to cut dovetails, some better than others, some faster than others. I honor your work, sir. You are a master at what you do.
Not only are you a phenomenal craftsman but you are a superb teacher.
William, I am making a TV console table patterned after that created by Natsuki Ishitani. This features dovetail joinery at the top corners of the cabinet. Since the top is 60" in length, I could not safely stand it up on end to cut on the table saw. While I have practiced hand cutting DT's for some time, and they are sufficient for joinery in a drawer, I was not happy with the fit at the prominent corners of this cabinet. I have come back to your video to think about adapting this jig to a 16" wide board, and I just wanted to say thank you for your work and instruction, as well as your inspiration to me and many others. You are on my Woodworkers' Mount Rushmore!!!
Where were you when I wanted to take woodworking shop in high school? My bent was engineering and your explanations follow that path. As I’ve been told your teaching is now hands on and not offered in any other median. If my information is inaccurate or slightly skewed will you have someone please send me your programs/courses which are available online.
Thanks.
I truly appreciate the knowledge/skill you have shared with all of us.
William (not Shirley), it's a joy to see your work and learn through your demonstrations. As always, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
William, as always, a brilliant and informative video, also NOT ruined by annoying music in the background. I love watching and appreciating your incredible skills, and bow to your vast knowledge, please keep posting because this 65 yeah old fart, loves watching from Garry in the UK
I came into your shop today. Just want to say that it was a pleasure meeting with you and love the shop and hospitality you showed me. Thanks once again.
William, I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos. You are indeed an inspiration to me. I am a woodworking rookie and try to fashion my skills after you. Again, thank you so much.
There are some fancy woodworking videos on TH-cam, but by far I love yours for the simple, clear and practical lessons. You are a gifted teacher William!
William is a very talented woodworker with smart ideas .
Another professional video with precision woodworking. Good tip and great detail.
I really admire your ingenuity and enjoy your humor. Thank you for this video. Keep working so hard.
I'm rebuilding my workbench and I'm a novice at dovetails. After watching your vid, you've inspired me to make the dovetail jig and to incorporate the dovetails to my design. You make it look rather easy. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
After watching a couple of your videos I am impressed with you pragmatic approach to things. Woodworking is about craftsmanship and personal talent and that doesn't always mean it takes the most expensive tools or particular technique to achieve a quality result. I pay close attention to the background and the tools in any video i watch. The tools say a lot about the craftsman (says the guy that put the Snap-On toolman's kids through college). In my younger days racing cars a mentor used to tell me "There are no rights or wrongs in racing. All that matters is who gets to the checkered flag first." So with that wisdom ringing in my head I had to chuckle when I saw the Harbor Freight clamps in this video! I have a ton of those things and they've served me well. You don't always need the most expensive tools and equipment. You need the right tools and equipment and experience will tell you the difference.
WoodPurposed Mechanic
William ,you make woodworking fun and your sense of humour is enjoyable as well . Oh by the way, you are brilliant!!
Craftsmanship comes in many forms. Beautiful work.
William loved it. And yes if I am making one piece it would be by hand. But in a production run this is why power tools exist. Well done and demonstrated! Loved it.
I don't know what it is about William, but his way with wood is just great , I just get it , he has my full attention when I watch his videos, great work keep it up 🤗😇
Another very useful video. Thanks, Shirley!
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That's a good idea. By the way here are the best woodworking plans on the internet: NiceWood.xyz
Your sense of humor and expert skills make you a wonderful creative teacher. I do appreciate all your videos and
wish I lived close enough to attend your school. Thank you and happy new year
+Doug Broadhurst Thank you and Happy New Year!
You are the real master. Simple jig to build, but all of your jigs are awesome. Thank you master.
Holy Moley!! I think this is the most useful tip I have ever learned for dovetails!! I'm always so frustrated with how long it takes to make precise dovetails!! Thank you thank you thank you :)
Excellent. Saw similar table saw strategy by Allan Little a few years ago. Your videos are always worth watching.....twice.
As always you show how to make a difficult task easy to understand. Hope to take another class this year.
I am now inspired to make what looked like a very different joint. Thank you for the great video.
u r an inspiration to woodworkers so far i've enjoyed every thing u have done
Your videos are by far the most helpful. Thank you very much for posting them, you're doing a great job! Keep it up Mr. Ng.
You Americans don't know how lucky you are that woodworking schools exist. And such teachers. In my country there is no such offer. Good we have channels like this
+havenisse2009 Ha Ha. Yeah, You tell em!! :)
Excellent video as always.
I saw the "Shirley" joke coming a mile away and still thought it was awesome. Delivery is everything.
Thank you for showing us your expertise and your ideas. I'm so interested in your ideas, you're a really a pro!!!
I wish your video would have come out a year or so ago when I was making my split top roubo. I too used a flush trim bit, but your method really crystallized the process.
Thank you for sharing! Old school and old craftsmanship are so rare today. Even you are making to look so easy to do (...I know it doesn`t) the method has way much repetitive precision, in series jobs and obvious: large joints. Thank you again.
As I always appreciate the traditional hand work, particularly of dovetails, I never lost the fact that it's the removal of the wood to form them that's important...far more than how it was removed. So to have such a clever way to form large dovetails without having to increase the forearms is a wonderful thing.
+Timothy Cash Thank you. Well said!
A super useful video especially for those of us who will probably only make this joint once maybe twice in their life. Spot-on thanks
I'm new to woodworking, you are an inspiration to me sir
You're awesome Mr Ng. Beautiful joint and I enjoy your humor too.
William I admire your talent and work and really enjoy your sense of humor. Thanks you for sharing your skills.
Hi William! Stumbled across you by accident whilst looking up Japanese joinery. Really appreciate the knowledge you pass on and find your work ethic great! It's inspiring an also very informative. I'm in the trade myself, and it's great seeing the other ideas out there!
Don't know what happened last year, but as Mark stated hopefully you'll have/are having a great year!
All the best from Switzerland!
William, you are a true inspiration for woodworkers! You and your methods are down to earth, precise, easy to understand and funny! All the best and I will be looking for your new videos! Greetings, A.H
Five years later I still think it's amazing.
Nice to see you back William. I hope to come take some more classes soon.
Mr. Ng. I am late to this video, but I learned so much in all of your videos. I plan on taking one of your classes some day. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I've seen various versions of dovetail tablesaw techniques, but none of them have seemed this simple. Great video, thank you!
"...work harder than Donald Trump's hairspray in a hurricane." Priceless!
Beautiful demo of this technique too!
Learner-Learns I'm subscribing just got that!
A pleasure to watch as always Shirley, Thanks Phil.
William, you are so smooth. I always wondered if you got saw dust on your shirt, now I see you do, great. Great videos.
Nice presentation William .I use a router too but leave my dovetails and pins round .It looks quite nice and is a fancy round dovetail joint plus it saves a lot of chisel chopping .so its pretty fast.
Hi William,
Good job! I totally get it. I love working traditionally with hand tools as often as possible but when productivity is an issue & time is MONEY jigs & power tools are part of life.
I think the only people who dont like this are the ones who dont work with wood for a living.
Nice to see someone make a video with realistic production issues while trying to use hand tools.
Nice chisels BTW. What brand are they?
Thanks.
Joe
Just found this Video. While I don't think that I would ever use such a LARGE Dove Tail, I like the idea. Trying to learn to be a Wood Worker, like your ideas. And yes I Subscribed. Thanks for the Free Education.
I love your films, so nice done, no prestige and great humor... Thanks!!! You make May Day...
Hi William,,, I'm so happy that you are back and making videos on a regular basis,,, I think your techniques and teaching personality put you in the very best of furniture makers and teacher's here on the West Coast. I hope you have many years of future success and that at some point I'll be able to take a class at your school
I like all of your videos. Very professionally informative. Thank you for your wisdom.
Great video and I love your(warped) sense of humour. One question, I have been teaching and cutting 1/2 blind dovetails for a little over 15 years. The blind dovetail is a completely different joint. so my question is; when did the 1/2 blind dovetail become the blind dovetail?
Not too shabby Mr Ng, actually... pure genius.
Very nice. I always enjoy your videos. Your one of the best on TH-cam when it comes to explaining how it's done and why. Wish I could attend some classes with you.
+cadguyfrompti Thank you. Appreciate the comment.
Outstanding precision as always. Love you videos William.
I love watching your videos, You Are The Man, You have the most informative and illustrative examples, thanks for all the great info.
i like all your videos.you are a real master,thaksb,from venezuela
What a simple jig, well explained and executed.Thankyou.
I love your dedication. Precision work and completely sterile clean shop. Wonderful, Sir! :)
William Ng, how do you do this on the roubo bench when your tails are part of a 6'-8' long board? Just high ceiling and clamp it to the jig, that seems little sketch. I am about to dovetail my end cap and can't decide which way to do it. Thanks
Sweet Technic. Always learn something new watching your videos. Thumbs up.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. You have great teaching AND woodworking skills.
Nice joinery, and really clearly explained and demonstrated! Thanks!
Very skillful man and a great idea. I liked his 5 cut method for table saws too.
Very nice - thank you. AND I love your Harbor Freight clamps - I have a bunch - they are quite serviceable if you look carefully for the ones that are straight and square - and on sale!
Hi. I’m building a dining table and need a strong joint for the legs. Also dove tails have a beautiful design. The legs are going to be attached to the bottom stretchers in a 80 degree angle. Close to 90 but this’ll require a small change in this jig. Which is awesome by the way! Do you have a tip on how to make the changes?
Your woodworking are superb and love the last comment about the hair spray great scene of humor. Please keep sharing your videos they are Great
Wow!!, that's really nice sir, I'm really struggling with dovetails and I'm going to try your method.
Precisely done & explained William
Nicely done william..as far as quality A+and time is better to me then saying hand made..whenever u can duplicate a handmade skill with a power tool and save valuable time...but first and foremost knowing the handmade method is key..preserve the past..as always stay green.
I just found you channel and I'm loving your videos. I sadly realized that you haven't been making videos lately.
I hope to see some new ones soon.
William, thanks again for a welcomed jig for those of us about to tackle a roubo bench. What are the chances you make a video of a bench build? Shirley would be greatful.
yet another fantastic video great woodworking skills
I must be missing the whole idea here. Every time you do a video, I have to grab my laptop and run out to the shop to try it myself. So far they have been perfect but what do you do with all the wood that's piling up in the corner?? Does impress my woodworking buddies though. Keep it coming, it's great.
The best video i have watched on Dovetails... By Far!
I wish I could come to your classes... Love your videos. Thanks for sharing.
Great video William, love your instruction, short, simple and to the point, your videos express lots of experience and knowledge.
Cheers!
I really love the note of precision that is what make wood work the art thank you.
That was both beautiful and inspiring. Thank you for sharing-- you make the whole process appear simple. Practice, practice, and more practice.
As always informative and entertaining with great delivery. Thank you!
Excelente trabajo 👍
Love this. I am looking at making a 38 gallon fish tank stand and I think this will look great on that! Love your videos. Thank you
I like your approach to this and I do enjoy using power tools although some people hold dear to there hand tools I think that power tools do a better job and the joint looks more exact. But would this be 1/2 blind Dovetail joint? Don't mean to be picky. Great job great Video!!!
Yes, technically it is a 1/2 blind dovetail. I was just being lazy.
I like that jig! Thanks! If you have made your own hand plane, did you make a video of building it?
As alwayw William great information. I used a simialar technique when I cut my dovetails for my Roubo bench. Whether making one condor tail or many, a jig and the method you showed is the way to go. Keep up with these videos. They're great.
Call me a weirdo, but I really love to watch those videos and also see how cleaned up your workshop is.
Those are really nice looking joints. Thank you for the video
William, you do a really nice job with your videos. Great fit on the dovetails and pins - I usually need to do a little troubleshooting to get a fit that good.
I recently subscribed and truly respect your skill and creativity. And I enjoy your dry humor as well! All the best in 2016 William!
Always excellent instruction, William!!
+Vic Hubbard Thanks Vic
Your shop looks fantastic! thanks for the tips.
Great video as always. I just finished that blind dovetail for BenchCrafted's wagon wheel vise installation a few weeks ago, and your tutorial would have made that exercise quite a bit easier. I live on the east coast so it's hard to attend your workshops, but if the stars align I would like to attend one sometime. It's to bad that you don't film some of your school's workshops and make them for sale. Has that ever been considered and is it a possibility at some future time?
+Casper Sedgwick We are working on online classes right now hope to be out soon. It'll be on my website. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Very helpful. Traditional is always nice but it's tough to beat the accuracy of good and sharp power tools. Thanks for the giggles too. :)
Had you needed to put dovetails into a longer fascia to your bench, would you have elected to cut the dovetails by hand? Maybe jig saw for the bulk and paring with a chisel? Thank you