Easy Hand Cut Dovetails With A Magnetic Guide
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- Layout dividers: lddy.no/n4d3
David Barron dovetail guide: www.highlandwoo...
Engineer's Square: lddy.no/n4xr
Marking gauge - lddy.no/n7jq
Narex marking knife - lddy.no/n5o8
This is an excerpt of a different video tailored specifically to the technique stated in the title. I even put "excerpt" in the title and on the first screen in the video to let people know that it is part of something else. If you seen this portion in another video and are asking why??? than it means this video isn't for you so just kindly move on to another video :)
Full project video: • Hand Cut Dovetail Hand...
David Barron dovetail guide: www.highlandwoodworking.com/david-barron-magnetic-dovetail-saw-guide.aspx?A=1333&B=28
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This was an excellent instructional video - very clear, concise. All the necessary information without any fluff. I am making an urn for a wonderful stepfather/woodworker who I lost last week. I want to honour him with beautifully crafted workmanship, and by using wood from his shop that he set aside for a special project. And you have kindly helped make that happen with your excellent teaching manner. So thank you for sharing your skills and inspiring and empowering me! May you have a peaceful day.
I learned also using a guide though it didn't have a magnet. It's a good confidence builder. I believe that is the clearest explanation/demonstration of laying out and cutting dovetails I have ever seen. You are a natural teacher.
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Best part about your videos is that somehow, you seem to have always come up with an equally simple but far more effective way to do something than I've seen in the other videos. In this case, I'm talking about this jig to hold the pin board whilst you mark it. Far easier than most of the other methods I've seen.
Thanks Jay. Your suggestion of 'twice the pin width between the point of the dividers and the side of the board after walking it off' is the clearest and simplest way of setting the dividers I have seen in any dovetail making video. And I've seen a bunch of them. The jig for aligning the boards while transferring the pin lines is smart as well. Very good video: efficient and perfectly clear explanations throughout.
Got really excited when I saw you using David Barron's dovetail guide and then even more excited when I saw you using what looks like his idea for the dovetail alignment board.
David Barron deserves the mention. The guides, the alignment board and the techniques are all his.
I am not a word worker, in fact I suck at it 😔 I love hand made vs machine made wood products and will buy hand made vs machine made from wood workers everytime! There seems to be a real love and passion for wood working from those who make hand made wood products that seems to be missing from those who use machines.
I'm not knocking those who use machines, but when talking with wood workers there is just something missing from those who use machines vs those who hand cut.
Fabulous video!
I think this is good instruction...what I like is that you aren't just repeating the same old school method, but are showing ways that you have adapted to suit your own hand/eye coordination. There is rarely only one way to do something well. Nice job
Best vids on TH-cam, as far as woodworking. You my man, are good at what you do. Absolutely love all of your videos! Keep it up!
Thank you for the hand tool work. Hand cut is always the way to go!
Jay is one of the best woodworkers I have found on YT. The videos on this box series are excellent and really inspire users.
I haven’t done a dovetail in 5 years and needed a refresher before diving in. You do a great job of explaining and no exception here. I’ve not seen the magnetic cutting guide before, that was a nice added touch. Thank you very much for your work!
Jay, nice video. I just ordered one of David's jigs. My wife understands that as I get older, my eyesight does too! Out of all the methods I have been taught on how to make dovetails, this method makes quick & accurate work, perfectly every time. Thanks for showing all the details of this method. I learned a lot & cannot wait to make dovetails on the drawers of my new bench cabinet. All the best.
Jay I've been getting back into woodworking in the last few years but you answered one question no one has said anything about dovetails. when you said about cutting inside the waist line everything became clear to me and now I know to how to do them. it a little point but big for me Thanks, now it makes sense Thanks again Jim
Jay,
Solid video. I have watched many on TH-cam, but was still missing something. Your personal and practical approach, along with your speeding up video sections, really brought several things together for me. Back to my workshop. Thank you.
Thanks for this video Jay. Good to see someone else trying the guide out. 18months on from posting the video, have you used it much?
Just last month, I had the pleasure of seeing the maker of those guides at a trade show here in the UK. Until you see him (David Barron) for real, you can easily be fooled into thinking that his videos are edited, but I watched him do 4 or 5 pin and tails sets and each time, they were absolutely bang on, straight off the bat, no fettling required.
Very well explained and executed! The magnetic jig is very nice!
That was a great tutorial!! Think I'll watch it a few dozen more times to get up the nerve to try it myself. I'll definitely be getting one of those magnetic guides!
Very nice video (technically). I particularly like the hyper speed edit. The hyper speed chiseling reminds me of a termite or carpenter bee eating away on my house. The explanation of lay out with dividers is also very clear. I have watched several and yours is the briefest but also the clearest..
I use these guides and highly recommend them. For those folks on a tight budget Lee Valley makes a similar item which I also like.
Thanks
I find the sped up edit fascinating too. the sounds crack me up
Loooved your vídeo Jay. I am an amateur, just starting common person but in love with dove tails. Your vídeo Made me love them more. Suuuuper well explained. TY FOR SHARING!💐🍀🌞😎🙏
I can't put my finger on it but this is the best dovetailing video I know of. Style maybe or just a good common touch but I felt encouraged, not challenged. Subscribed!
I'm not a huge fan of dovetail jigs, HOWEVER I think there is some value there on pieces you cannot risk messing up. I find on dovetails; the tails cuts are the most important but also the hardest to master for people just staring out using hand cut joinery. Jigs like this are good to help you get the muscle memory of cutting square. My goal is to be able to be efficient with my eyes and hands, but jigs are a great way to start. Nice vid
Great instruction and a very fine finished joint; I can only dream of getting results like that.
Really great to see one of the prominent "makers" demonstrating traditional methods with traditional tools. I've seen you collaborating with April Wilkerson; this video got me to sub.
Hello Jay - I can relate to the lack of consistent joints, and my David Barron dovetail guide is arriving today. It will be used to cut the joinery for a wall hung wardrobe/chest of drawers for my son. Hopefully my joinery will look as good as yours. All the best from the UK
Jay, An excellent job on this with a very straight forward method of showing how its done. Ive seen David Barron's videos and his tool is an excellent way to learn to do this. I may have to get one of these guides when I begin.
Great video. I agree, one of the best instructional & explanations. Loads of very cool tips to keep the mistakes from happening. Thanks for this.
I think this is the first dovetail video I've come across that actually explains how to lay them out instead of just telling you to lay out your dovetails.
BRAVO!!! Well done and well explained in detail, the way it should be done. Thanks and greetings from Meridian, MS.
Your joints look perfect! Very good job and good demo. Thank you for sharing Jay.
I bought the guide and have only used the western style saw. I need to try to japanese saw that DB recommends. It looks as though that style saw produces a really clean cut and is super precise with the guide. I still felt as though my saw wondered left to right at the ends of the cut due to the style of the saw. Joints still look good but I think I could get way better results with the Japanese style saw.
Thanks for your video. Very clear, concise, and the joint looked fantastic.
Your patient and precise instructions Are really appreciated
Great video. You really made the process very understandable. Perhaps the best I have seen on TH-cam.
Excellent job, Jay!!! Congrats.... those dovetails turned out very tight, they're looking very professional.... I hope some day, I can get at least "close" to a result like this, you've just done! First thing I need is high quality tools, like Veritas or something like yours, which is very difficult to get, down here in Brazil... unfortunately they're very expensive, and you can't find them easily!!! Actually, the only way to buy such tools is online, directly from the factory website, or eBay... But, the shipping and handling fees are insane, because the weight of those tools, and we still have the risk of not receiving the package, that usually get lost on the way, either at Brazilian customs or post office... It sounds like a joke, but everybody who lives here, knows what I'm talking about... I've lost a lot of stuff already, so I think twice before buying an expensive tool... Anyways, thanks for posting!!!
Awesome dove tailing! You and Frank Klausz make it look so easy.
Excellent dovetails! I like your alignment jig for marking the pins. That's a great idea.
This is really inspirational Jay, you make it look so easy.
Will definitely be trying this out myself. Will video and post if results are good 😉
Was surprised that the magnetic guide come from UK, result for me.
Keep up the good work.
Jay, i made a dovetail jig with a cheap oscillating saw awhile back that works very quickly and accurate, i have the saw mounted on a circle inner peace that rotates adjusting the angle of the blade, then i set up a stop block to the distance of the cut i need and just angle the cut onto the blade slowly and it cuts them perfectly...
I watched the David Barron video of this some years ago. Makes it look way too easy, especially with his Knew Concepts high-dollar coping saw. I'll do well to get a bench and vise to just take a crack at this!
WOW! Got to get Flame one of those guides. Flawless result in no-time.
The dovetails have worked out pretty well.
Enjoyed the video! You're a true craftsman Jay!
I think wood work is my new kink I’m so sorry this is so lovely!
that was a very interesting and informative video. never don't any hand cut joints but I do enjoy the hand planes, you feel "at one" with the wood
Like a boss! Nice job Jay.
The jig you made to mark the pins is really neat.
Saying to watch someone else do them is just dumb. Jay makes nice dovetails. There's more than one way to get the job done.
Convinced me! I just bought the guide and recommended saw. Those joints were tight!
I really like how those joints turned out thanks
Beautiful dovetails and very nice explanation.
Great job, I really enjoy the videos, but I am not a woodworker so this might be a stupid question, so here goes. That one type of joinery is for strength, but what good it does when the bottom is just glue and screwed in. In other words, if the bottom falls out, what good is the sides being strong. Agian, this is just something I was wondering about. Keep up the great work, love the videos and editing.
You make that look so easy, thanks for showing this.👍
Great info ,,,, coping saw and chiseling info was very helpful
Thanks so much for sharing
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I love the Detroit Redwings drawer pulls
Superb! Well done and good video ... David Barron would agree.
at some point the student becomes the master you are a natural teacher , there must be so much satisfaction getting those cuts on the money like that
I believe that's the best instructional I`ve seen very good
Excellent video. I subscribed. I watched the video a few times before endeavoring with the guide and Japanese saw. First ones came out good. Not great but good. I was happy. Watched the video again today and picked up all the finesse tricks that would have helped me improve. Your use of the pencil. Watching how you used your thumb/finger to line up saw. Marking half pins first. Placing pencil in hole and pushing square up to pencil for marking. Combo coping saw / chisel method. (This is a nice hybrid approach that really feels natural to me). Final clean up with the jack plane. Did you sand at all? Thanks again for an excellent teaching tool.
Really terrific techniques all the way around. Thanks so much, Jay!
Nicely demonstrated Jay!
One of the best I have ever seen! Great job! 😎
Beautiful job Jay, I was going to wait till the end to decide whether or not to hit the like button but then I saw the PowMia sticker and hit the like button immediately, then finished the video, turns out I would’ve hit the like button anyway as with all your videos, so I’m gonna just start off with hitting the like button from now on ! Lol
looks good to me sir.
Nice work and thanks for the dovetail videos!
Looks easy yet complicated.
I have to learn things the hard way. The first time I cut a useful dove tail, I failed three times. The one that passed was nearly perfect, minus a couple hair thin gaps. To this day (two months later, lol) I still use a ruler, sliding bevel, and chisels. Because that's what I have.
Great video - it give me the confidence to do it - you make it look so easy.
Very nice. Love the attention to detail.
Thank you so much for this video, dude. I cut my first dovetails today because of this video. They're gappy, and I definitely need better chisels, but I've got the bug now!
Niiiiiice! :)
Damn, what a great clear explanation on how to layout and cut dovetails and pins. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills. Much appreciated
beautiful dovetails!
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you make it look so easy, Where did you pick up that magnetic jig ? Wood craft?
Highland woodworking or David Barron website.
I'm new to your channel and it's nice to see you're good with handtools too. And know your limitations. I might see if I can get a guide like that here in France (doubt it, might have to buy in England)
Very nice. You ran the marking gauge full width on the outside of the boards. Would imagine that with a more critical project you'd pencil full width and only knife where needed ?
that was a great video. I think I'll get the mag. guide. seems to make things easier.
Why would anyone not think that was anything but great Keep it up Jay
Thanks Jay!
I guess you got all the Daven Burron Videos ;)
My question is: Do you cut ON the lines or do you put the jig on the line so that the saw gets in or out of the dovetail?
Just watched this video for the 3 or 4th time.. I found looking at the results of this work quite satisfying.. much neater than my first dovetail attempt last week (you may have seen the pics i put on your F/B page.. Each joint took me probably half an hour, assuming I didn't stuff it up somehow, and none of them are as neat as yours, (should probably try using a local Aussie hardwood next time..), but I digress..
I have a question regarding the blue handled chisels in this video.. are they Irwin Marples..? They caught my eye as I literally picked up a new 5-piece set of these on Tuesday this week.. -very- nice chisels.. ;)
Try using a marking knife and sharp pointer for marking up.
Watching this on TH-cam's 2x plus your speed increase makes you look like a machine!
Nice video Jay - very informative. And you're in Michigan so you can't be all bad.
I've been in Mississippi since 2001. I grew up in Livonia Michigan.
Jay love's his new wood working bench
+WC Pagel Yes, yes I do :)
Your videos ALWAYS are so very well detailed and I can learn a lot. Thank you so much for your time spent doing this for all of us....
Several yeas ago, I picked up a jewelers fret saw ... like a coping saw, but narrower blade that slides right down the kerf left by my dovetail saw.
+Gerald Jensen I thought about getting one but haven't pulled the trigger.
Could you walk it off from the edge of the board to edge of board, then when you divide it from there, go back to half pin and make marks? At first thought, that seems easier than trying to end 1/2 pin width of end of board.
very clean work! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Jay- I follow your videos often. You are a natural, very impressive. I have a question. When you're first laying out, how did you determine where the half pins start? I see how you use your divider, but I don't understand how you started d with the half pins. I am just learning how to hand cut dovetails, and it is a work in progress for me.
+Brant Foltman just by eye. Whatever looks appropriate.
Only thing I would say is not to draw the knife line all the way across the dovetails, as you can see it in the finished result. Just trace it where you plan to remove material to keep the surface free of defects.
+Jon L that's personal preference.
Some people prefer the knife line the whole way across as it denotes the join as being hand cut, some people don't like it as he said its just personal preference
For those who use handplanes to finish joint as Jay did, it's simple enough to plane another 2/1000 off to remove the line, if preferred.
Thank you!! Really enjoyed it
good job.
I am in the middle of doing my kitchen cabinets and have started on the drawers. I want dovetails and am trying to use a router an a Leigh dovetail jig. I cannot get anywhere close to this sort of perfection with the machines and am seriously considering doing them by hand. I've already bought the Japanese dovetail saw and will be doing some test cuts.
Frankly for the price of the Leigh jig I am very disappointed with it.
Nice vid Jay. What brand is that saw ? It has a hard back but it looks like the depth of cut is deeper than most pull saws I see with a hard back
nice video. thanks for sharing.btw - if you like dozuki's try getting a rip version one. these are much faster for dovetails
Very nicely done...
Outstanding video.
Wow! Great work!
Very nice. Do you get your oak from... anywhere special? Also, there are many pullsaws that look like yours. Is yours the Rockler one or some other one?
Beginner here. Why are the pins usually cut so much thinner than the dovetails? It seems to me, with my zero experience, that it might be better to cut them all about the same size. Is there a reason they're usually cut with such different proportions? Thanks!
I have a guide by David Barron and find that I really like it as well...still can't find my coping saw though
you made that look very easy but how many years would it take me to learn to sharpen my chisels?
Practiced a lot on dovetails since watching your video, including using the DB guides. I still have an ongoing problem.. The tails on occasion Do not fit preciselt into the pin sockets particularly in the bottom of the socket at the baseline. I am very careful not to move or bruise the baseline during chiseling and I check with a square to ensure the baseline is flat and square. Do you clamp during glue up to completely seat the tails? If not any suggestions as to causes of my problem?
Nice video! I can't find the file you use on your website. Where do you get your file that you use for sharpening the saw?
Pretty damn good Jay