The dovetail may be the most iconic joint in woodworking. It is the perfect marriage of form and function – both strong and attractive. In this series, Ernie Conover clearly demonstrates how to lay out, cut, and assemble the most popular types of dovetail joints. Episodes include detailed instructions of how to make through dovetails, half-blind dovetails and full-blind (secret) dovetails.
In this episode, Ernie Conover introduces you to dovetail joinery, including the history of this joint, and the lessons he will be teaching in this Hand Cutting Dovetails series.
Watch Introduction to Hand Cutting Dovetails:
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Hand-Cut Dovetail Series Episode Listing:
1. Introduction: Why hand cut? A brief history of the joint and how it has changed over time.
4. Through Dovetails – Sawing Pins
5. Through Dovetails – Chiseling the Waste
6. Through Dovetails – Transferring the Layout
7. Through Dovetails – Sawing the Tail Boards
8. Through Dovetails – Trial Fit, Gluing, and Clamping
9. Through Dovetails – Making Boxes by Widening the Top and Bottom Pins
10. Half-Blind Dovetails – Overview
11. Half-Blind Dovetails – Layout Pins
12. Half-Blind Dovetails – Sawing and Chiseling the Pins
13. Half-Blind Dovetails – Transferring the Pin Layout to the Tail Boards
14. Half-Blind Dovetails – Gluing and Clamping
