Through Dovetails: Laying out and Cutting the Tails
In this installment of our online classroom, Gochnour explains how to lay out and cut the tails for a through dovetail jointAuthor, woodworker, and teacher Chris Gochnour goes step-by-step through the construction of a versatile Shaker-style 12-drawer wall cabinet. Watch the process on video and download the plan. To ask a question about this project, talk to David Heim, managing editor of FineWoodworking.Com, in the Ask the Experts forum.
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ON VIDEO: BUILD IT STEP-BY-STEP |
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PART ONE: Introduction Download the plan and see the finished cabinet up close to get a preview of what’s to come in this multipart video workshop. |
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PART TWO: Cut Precise Dadoes and Rabbets |
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PART THREE: Step-by-Step Case Glue-Up and Assembly |
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PART FOUR: Construct a Frame-and-Panel Back |
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PART FIVE: Quick and Easy Drawers This episode covers the assembly-line part of the project. Learn how to cut tongue-and-groove joints that let you assemble sturdy drawers in short order. |
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PART SIX: A Shaker Peg Board |
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PART EIGHT: Introduction to Half-Blind Dovetails |
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PART NINE: Completing the Half-Blind Dovetails |
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PART TEN: Clean-up and Glue-Up |
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PART ELEVEN: An Oil Finish for Cherry |
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