Skill Building #7: An Excellent Tool for Dovetailing

NICE!!!

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Next time, I’ll use the rabbet first, before cutting the tails. I think I’m gonna like this!

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What I tried was the Stanley #278
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Why wouldn’t you, Smit:) That’s why I love you.
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This is actually pretty genius. I mean, you’re going to reduce them anyway. Talk about a way to get a perfect strike line. I’m sold.

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Next time, I’ll use the rabbet first, before cutting the tails.
I was curious about that…

Looks good though. I’ve been meaning to try this on some dovetails, but I haven’t done many dovetails since my traveling till.

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Very cool. I gotta get my 278 in working order now!

-- Dan - "Collector of Hand Planes"

Great lesson Smitty.
Stanley at its finest.
Good JOB!

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Crap…looks like I need to get me a 278! Very nice, Smitty! And nice blog!

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Nice result Smitty

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This the technique was used for the condor tails on my bench build. I found it quite useful. Transferring the tail marks onto the pin board is much easier and reliable.

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Exactly. I’m a believer.

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oh I have got to try that, I have a #278 that is perfect for this! thanks for the tip.

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How deep do you make the rabbet?
This would mask any imperfection that might otherwise be visible in the inside corner.
Your chest refurb serie shows how panels can move (before refurb)
This rabett (if deep enoughà would provide a bearing surface that would prevent cuping of the pin boad toward inside (if the tail board has half tails at the edges).

-- Sylvain, Brussels, Belgium, Europe - The more I learn, the more there is to learn

How deep do you make the rabbet?
This would mask any imperfection that might otherwise be visible in the inside corner.
Your chest refurb serie shows how panels can move (before refurb)
This rabett (if deep enough would provide a bearing surface that would prevent cuping of the pin boad toward inside (if the tail board has half tails at the edges).

-- Sylvain, Brussels, Belgium, Europe - The more I learn, the more there is to learn

Sylvain, know that the idea to cut the rabbet comes from C. Schwarz (link in post above) and isn’t mine, but it’s not much more than a 32nd deep. Just enough to help ‘register’ or stabilize the pin board and mark it. That part of it I teally like. It can’t hurt in addressing inside gaps either, as you suggest, but does add trimming of outside pins, post-glue up.

Bottom line is, I don’t have a skewed rabbet plane, leaving me with the #78 to try (too big). Then I had the opportunity to pick up a #278, and this little operation may be it’s niche for me.

AKSteve – let me know what you think when you try it!

Jay – they don’t come up very often, but are cool. A shoulder plane with fence, kinda, and I’ve been goofing around with it for a couple months. Fun to use, good size.

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a skewed rabbet plane is the top of my want list.

question is vintage or LN or Veritas?

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