Dovetailed Toolbox Case Needs Careful Layout
Dovetails for a toolbox must be strong, but for an heirloom box they also should be attractive. Learn some tricks and techniques for nailing the layout.
Jan 31, 2017
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In this video workshop you’ll get a taste of what it’s like at the North Bennet Street School. So sit back, grab a notebook, and learn how to build a toolbox, the North Bennet Street way.
In this episode, Matt Wajada guides you through the dovetailed case layout.
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Videos in the Series
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All About the North Bennet Street ToolboxJanuary 24, 2017 -
The History of the North Bennet Street ToolboxJanuary 24, 2017 -
Easy Way to Glue up PanelsJanuary 24, 2017 -
Dovetailed Toolbox Case Needs Careful LayoutJanuary 31, 2017 -
Hand-Cut Dovetails: Pins FirstFebruary 7, 2017 -
Hand-Cut Dovetails: Tails SecondFebruary 14, 2017 -
Finessing the Fit of Case DovetailsFebruary 14, 2017 -
Cutting Joinery for the Toolbox CaseFebruary 21, 2017 -
Gluing Up a Toolbox CaseFebruary 28, 2017 -
Making Dividers for the ToolboxMarch 7, 2017 -
How to Attach Dividers to the CaseMarch 14, 2017 -
How to Make Dovetailed Drawer Partitions: Dado FirstMarch 14, 2017 -
How to Make Dovetailed Drawer Partitions: Dovetail SecondMarch 14, 2017 -
Laying Out Dovetail Joinery for the DrawersMarch 21, 2017 -
Cutting Half-Blind Dovetails for DrawersMarch 28, 2017 -
How to Fit DrawersApril 4, 2017 -
Cutting Joinery for a Frame-and-Panel DoorApril 11, 2017 -
Make a Raised Panel for a DoorApril 11, 2017 -
How to Assemble a Raised-Panel DoorApril 11, 2017 -
How to Hang the Door and Add a LocksetApril 18, 2017 -
How to Make a Shiplapped Back PanelApril 25, 2017
Comments
Really unfortunate jump at about 5:30 from pin board to tail board. Presenter is marking the pin board, shot jumps to what looks like a close-up of what the viewer assumes is still the pin board and the presenter announces he is working on the tail board, with no "I am now going to mark the tail board" statement between. A quick edit should fix that.
That's it??
Matt does a great job demonstrating. No BS and superfluous “entertainment” or silly “jokes” that ruin most woodworking videos by making them run on to insufferable length and pointless distraction. Very professional. Thanks. Also, for me, I see no disconnect between the pin and tailboard as the process is the same for all -- save the end markings. I do wish the entire marking procedure was in this one episode. Does seem abrupt.
I'm really enjoying Matt W's videos.... but really guys.... can you roll them out a little bit faster than this?
Thanks for putting together a great series gentlemen! This is great content and edited well. Of course I'd like them released faster, but as the description suggested this is an in depth series. THANKS!
The video doesn't show the layout, only the marking of the baselines. You've got more to show with regard to layout.
Who is the maker of your marking gauge?
I am really excited about this video. But, if it is 6 hours long as was stated, I hope it is released more quickly than a 6 min video each week. There will be no real continuity and will have to repeat older episodes before watching new one. I expect to learn so much that I hope it can come faster.
I apologize to everyone for the shortness of this video. I should have uploaded it with week one. Rest assured. From here on out they get much longer. Some weeks will be over an hour long. Everyone is right though. I dropped the ball this week. Totally my fault.
I waited a whole week just for that! Your videos need more. C'mon. Very disappointed.
I have found that an apology is better served with the fix in hand...rather than just useless words.
Aside from the short length of this video, I found the editing made it very confusing to understand which board (tails or pins) Matt was working on.
Despite the shortness of the two videos, I found that Matt has crammed a lot of valuable information into a short amount of time. I really like your teaching style, Very professional. I know I will have to watch these episodes a few times each to glean all the valuable pearls. Thanks and keep up the good work.
ON FEB THE 2ND A QUESTION WA SASKED ON THE MAKER OF THE CUTTING GUAGE. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW AS WELL.
Well thought out and well presented. Matt is a born teacher.
Read previous comments. It appears they all pertain to the roll-out of this video series. I did not have to suffer through that and so, I find this video series to be just excellent! Well thought out, well made, highly professional and extremely informative. Now that the full series is available to subscribers most of the earlier comments are spurious.
I seriously question the assignment of pins and tails. As this casework is oriented, it would be mechanically stronger to have the tails on the side boards. Where is the stress most likely? In the top or bottom moving vertically. It is not in the sides moving horizontally. If this is indicative of the quality of decision making, I'm not going to make it through these videos.
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