Dovetail Joints - Page 11 of 14

Router Fixture for Dovetail Pins
October 25, 2005

My variation on routing dovetails involves cutting the pins with a router equipped with a 1/4-in. straight bit and a bushing that follows an acrylic template. I mark the pins…
Jig for Routing Sliding Dovetails in Drawer Fronts
October 25, 2005

I recently received an order for drawers joined at the front with sliding dovetails. Because the drawers were of many different sizes, I needed to make a router jig that…
Shoulder Block for Hand-Cut Dovetails
October 25, 2005

This simple little shoulder block is not my idea, but I've adopted it and now have several different sizes for different situations. To make the block, start with two 1-1/4-in.-sq.…
Bandsaw Dovetail Fixture
October 25, 2005

To cut dovetail joints, I start with the pins, cutting everything on my bandsaw. One problem that I ran into was that the table on my bandsaw like that on…
Jig for Hand-Chopping Dovetails
October 25, 2005

This jig puts your chisel exactly where you want it when chopping dovetails. It guarantees that shoulder lines will be perfect on both sides of the pins and tails and…
Routing Dovetails on Turned Posts
October 25, 2005

When I finally decided to make Christian Becksvoort's round Shaker stand (Fine Woodworking #110, pp. 70-73), I used a different technique for cutting the sliding dovetails into the base of…
Cutting with a Dovetail Saw
October 25, 2005

Watch a demonstration of sawing techniques that lead to tight-fitting dovetail joints.
T-Guide for Cutting Sliding Dovetails
October 25, 2005

This T-guide adjusts so you can rout a sliding dovetail slot that is slightly wider at one end, such as for the rear of bookcase ends. The tapered slot allows…
Improved Dovetail Jig
October 25, 2005

To speed up routing of dovetail joints, replace the screw knobs on your jig with fast-acting toggle clamps. Place springs under the hold-down bars, so they raise when the clamps…
Tenoning Jig for the Sophisticate
October 25, 2005

Cut tenons and sliding dovetails with an MDF jig that clamps to your workbench

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