keith.d.mullins Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 I am also a total beginner. I read the article over the weekend and thought, I would never do that! The transfer isn't the problem for me, it's getting consistent with the saw and chisel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Haven't seen the article... When did your mag arrive? I assume mine will be here in a day or two... Tails first? Is this some alternative to the 140 trick? I suppose if you don't have a moving filister -- maybe... But a little too Norm for my taste... Maybe it's some new hybrid hand-cut dovetail technique -- yea, "let's just tack that pin board in place with a couple of brads"??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Who am I to question brad holes next to dt's. I thought it was just another mark, similar to the knife mark at the base line. I just finished a project with both thru and half blind dove tails. My first attempt at both. The half blind came out so well with a cherry front, maple sides contrast, that I was tempted to use a Sharpie and draw an arrow pointing to the knife mark, but I decided not too. Glad now I didn't. When I show the drawer to non-woodworkers, I point out, hey look, hand cut. Their usual response is "Hmm, cool, anymore beer in the fridge" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmaichel Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 I have meet Chris a couple times and exchanged several emails with the guy over the course of the last few years. He is a good dude who genuinely cares about woodworking and helping new woodworkers get into and stay into the craft. I did not read his last article so I can't speak on it directly. What I can say is that on some level it might seem nuts but to someone who is trying to cut their first dovetail it might make complete sense. I think the best way to learn how to cut dovetails is pick one method and get comfortable with it. The blue tape trick works well in my opinion. Magazines are a dying breed, the problem is that most of them failed to realize when a transition needed to take place and identifying what industry they are actually in. Same thing happened to railroad companies, they failed to realize that they were not in the railroad business but in the transportation industry. Just my 2 cents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 ==>raw an arrow pointing to the knife mark At some point, I'll go on a rant about leaving baselines... You’re all forewarned... The Knights who say Ni are on the way -- with a herring... Actually, FWW's got several videos demonstrating various tricks assisting layout transfer... most involve tricks to hold the pins board steady -- brads/nails/etc not needed... Not having seen the article, is he burrying the nail holes behind the joinery? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barron Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 To respond to the original comment, no I don't have a problem with a couple of tiny holes on the inside of a drawer. There is no structural issue and once the project is put into use, no one will ever notice, and if they do, they can have hours of fun wondering what the heck those holes are there for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 dovetail articles are woodworking's equivalent to weight loss articles in Cosmo. . 'Going to make a 'tails first' joke, but way too easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbb Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 My first big project was a wooden boat, and it is common in boat building to drill holes and drive screws repeatedly through the workpiece. They get plugged or filled with epoxy later. Of course, the finish level is different with furniture. I was building a mast earlier this year and took this picture of two parts that I was scarfing together: I buried the screw deep so that I could plane over it. It kept the parts aligned better than clamps, which were in the way of the plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 I...am an enchanter. There are some who call me...Tim? huh??....what?....huh?......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWRFULZ3R0 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 I did see that, however I didn't notice he wrote it...I just breezed right by it, thinking "there's a dumb tip, next article" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Jimerfield Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 I have about 60 different ways to hold that ruler in place without nails...and they are all hanging on my clamp rack. Some of course are a bit too big to be practical but they would not scar the board. I too found it a bit silly, regardless of the fact that he said there are other ways to attach it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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