HandCut Dovetail Practice

They look very nice! Do you consider yourself proficient now? If so, how long did it take?

-- Roger - Havertown, Pennsylvania

I like the houndstooth. It’s hard to not get mixed up when you’re cutting that one. Nice job. Cosman would be proud.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Handcutting dovetails is very rewarding. I recently took a class on dovetailing as I had not really done a lot of it in the past. Tight fits do take quite a bit of practice and patients. Congradulations your work looks great.

-- Mark

Out of my league. Have to use a jig myself. Well done.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Very nice indeed.
God bless

-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia

Very nice. Good practice pieces. Now where is the real project??

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Jeff -

Sweet! I like the houndstooth as well. Awesome work. I just wanted to see more! Very clean and crisp. Congratulations!

David

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

Great joints. Pretty satisifying, huh?

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Man those look gorgeous!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Those joints look nice. Great work.

-- Andy Stark

It blows me away that people have the skill and the patience for this. Those are really sweet!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Outstanding. I really like it and think you can quite practicing and start making some keepers :-))

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

wow…really nice…i just started an article in FWW magazine on dovetails…i cant wait to try it too!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...177 days to sanity...

bottom right: amazing.!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

My gosh, those are fine dovetails.

-- Maplewood, MN

Mighty fine! I guess practice is over!

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

Excellent! I does take practice and that’s what I’m so often unwilling to take the time for. After a year or more away from the last time, I expect to pick up the saw and chisels and be able to do it well. But, just like anything else, it doesn’t work that way. You’ve inspired me to take the time for more practice this year. I know I have plenty of scraps to practice with!

-- Paul, Texas

yep, tom’s right, i see another cosman convert here. jj probably has the LN saw and maybe even the perfectly balanced chisels too. i love those chisels. today i’m taking off the clamps on my first totally handcut dovetail box. nice to see you’ve put in the time and are collecting the rewards now jj. those darn things sure take a while at first. still not sure how anybody makes money cutting those by hand.

-- Greg, CT

You can actually do this by hand WOW! Very Very nice. You just moved up to the next level.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida

I am impressed! I wish I had the discipline to sit down and do that.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Alright, is this a separate thread… Pins first or tails first?

-- Maplewood, MN

very cool, havent yet tackled the hounds tooth.( scale of dificulty ??) love next on the list

-- "when you think youre going to slow, slow down just a little bit more" .... Pop's

I’d say you’ve got the hang of it. Nice looking.

Very nice, I just don’t have what it takes to follow through with this kind of detail. I like the quick, instant gratification projects.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

VERY SWEET LOOKING DOVETAILS : )

-- Dusty56@comcast.net

Wow, very nice! That is the end result of LOTS of practice, I’m sure… great job!

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)