Popular Post Trip Posted January 4, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I was watching a particularly boring movie and decided to distract myself by browsing WTO. I noticed that folks liked my previous Lesson of the Day (LotD) post, so I decided to write-up a few more... By the end of the credits, I had about twenty tips that I haven’t seen on WTO... If WoodTalkers want, I’ll post them on a periodic (weekly?) basis... Here’s number two: Lesson of the Day – When Dovetailing, Keep a Card Scraper Handy... What’s the worst part of hand-cutting socketed dovetails (upper drawer blade, half-blind tails, etc)? Right, it’s that you’re sawing on a diagonal, so you don’t get full side-walls and you’ve got to be extra-careful removing the waste or you’ll split the stock... Hummmmm... Before you start chiseling, you've got a nice clean kerf... Sharpen the edge of an eBay-special sawplate and hit it like a chisel to cleave the un-cut fibers along the diagonal and at the rear/bottom of the socket... Or, as in the photo, use a sacrificial card scraper the same kerf as your dovetail saw... BTW: sharpened the card scraper's edge with a disk sander... Happy dovetailing... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Good tip Trip. Tage Frid did the same thing but with a piece of bowsaw or bandsaw blade. Seems like it works awesome. Ive gotta give it a whirl one day. Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Very useful trick. Keep the knowledge coming Trip... hourly, daily, weekly, your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 What is the red line for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Also, what was the movie?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Also, what was the movie?? Who cares, it was boring lol Sent from my SM-P550 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trip Posted January 4, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 ==>What is the red line for? Subject of future tip... Suspenseful, isn't it? ==>what was the movie?? We were having family ‘togetherness’ time which somehow translates to watching something on Lifetime TV... By definition, the chosen entertainment lacked car chases, guns, explosions, gratuitous sex or violence, anyone yelling such pithy phrases as, “Freeze Motha’F*cka”, “I’ll be Back”, "Yippee Ki Yay Motherf*cker", etc --- or counting to three and lobbing hand grenades, holy or not... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Ha, no wonder you were surfing WTO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 54 minutes ago, hhh said: ==>What is the red line for? Subject of future tip... Suspenseful, isn't it? ==>what was the movie?? We were having family ‘togetherness’ time which somehow translates to watching something on Lifetime TV... By definition, the chosen entertainment lacked car chases, guns, explosions, gratuitous sex or violence, anyone yelling such pithy phrases as, “Freeze Motha’F*cka”, “I’ll be Back”, "Yippee Ki Yay Motherf*cker", etc --- or counting to three and lobbing hand grenades, holy or not... You have clearly made a grave error in forgetting either accidently or purposely "I'll be your huckleberry" We shall ponder your punishment as a community. I like the tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 They made me watch "Terms of Endearment" long time ago... Made me sick for a week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 48 minutes ago, Brendon_t said: You have clearly made a grave error in forgetting either accidently or purposely "I'll be your huckleberry" We shall ponder your punishment as a community. I like the tip If we're being sticklers, it's "I'm your huckleberry" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Harvey Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I've seen that done with a piece of broken bandsaw blade I think on a Frank Klaus video. I have a bit of squared off utility knife blade I've tried with limited success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Thanks for doing this concept Trip. First saw it here...(six minutes in for those who need more visual.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 On January 4, 2016 at 2:52 PM, C Shaffer said: Thanks for doing this concept Trip. First saw it here...(six minutes in for those who need more visual.) Now I get it! Thanks?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 I was thinking, HHH should get his own sub-forum for these tips. This will make them easier for us to find. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekcohen Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Several years ago I made a speciality tool for deepening the kerfs of half- blind dovetails. I refer to it as a Kerf Chisel, since it resembles a chisel . http://inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTools/KerfChisel_html_m25a489f9.jpg The details for making one are here: http://inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTools/KerfChisel.html Regards from Perth Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Nice derek. @Hhh I was wondering if you ever have split the wood by pounding on the card scraper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekcohen Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Hi Brendon Very good question. There are three steps to follow: 1. NEVER grind a bevel to the blade. This will act as a lever and follow the grain. 2. ALWAYS add a clamp across the width of the board before tapping in the blade. 3. Work in small bites, and do not try to do more than the wood can cope with. Some hardwoods are brittle and vulnerable to splitting. This method has been very successful for some years. An example is the drawer beow. This is perhaps the most complex drawer one could ever build (multiple compound angles, beaded drawer slips into compound angles ..) http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/BuildingTheDrawers_html_mecae361.jpg Here is the link to the current stage in my build: http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/BuildingTheDrawers.html Regards from Perth Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Nice tips hhh, keep 'em coming :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Good tip Trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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