Cutting Dovetails by Hand: The Hand Tool Woodworking Apprenticeship Foundations Video

[@iamwhoiam4410]

The best dovetail how to tutorial on youtube. You're the only craftsman that tells where to actually start sawing the dovetails on the boards. Saw on the line and then saw on the waste side. Doesn't get any easier and straight forward than that. Exactly how I was taught to do it many years ago. Thank you for the video. I'm sure it's cleared up a lot of frustrations for beginner woodworkers.

[@bigsavagedaddy5960]

Phenomenal instruction and video. I am so thankful there is NO MUSIC! Awesome.

[@Festus171]

I know you posted this years ago, but those were some really smart and useful tips! Thanks!

[@coljter15]

This video was very helpful, thank you for taking the time

[@vincentlewey657]

This is an excellent common sense approach to cutting dovetails! Thank You Joshua!

[@nickmastro9287]

Thank you for the suggestion of the V undercut. I have just recently found your channel and enjoy the style of instruction. Thank you for the informative videos.

[@tomservojr]

Under-cutting between the pins-that's what I've been missing. Thanks for making this available! Can't wait for the second issue.

[@mortisetenonmagazine]

You're welcome! You don't need much but the little bit makes all the difference!

[@TyyDaymon]

The best dove tail how to I have seen, that over 50, excellent. Well chosen wording kept to a minimum. Great close ups model video! Congrats hope I can do as well.

[@professor62]

Very clear, no-nonsense instruction. Excellent! Just what I’m looking for. I really enjoy your style of teaching. Thanks very much!

[@DialMforDavid]

Thanks for the great guide - aiming to leave half the knife line is such a good thing to keep in mind and I think will resolve the bits in my dovetails that I havent been that happy with.

[@dufftime]

Love the advice of "trying to leave half the marking line". I've been leaving the entire line and always end up paring to it.

[@michaelfling7786]

Very nice work, very well explained.

[@bobbyblizzard8488]

Great video, and I thought the Mortise and Tenon Magazine was amazing! Keep them coming!

[@scottb.2022]

Really enjoy your approach to teaching. Thanks

[@mortisetenonmagazine]

Thank you! I try to boil it down for simplicity's sake.

[@pekkaala-jaakkola7641]

Scott Beckstrom oo

[@JohnCinOz1]

Great content, beautiful camera work. Thank you!

[@orepass]

Enjoyed the video, well taken, great narration.

[@mortisetenonmagazine]

Thank you! so glad it was helpful!

[@dpmeyer4867]

Thanks

[@phillipyeager3176]

Enjoyed the tutorial. Very skilled with saws and chisels. Regards from and old goat in Minnesota :+)

[@Thom4123]

Awesome tutorial so well explained on the how and why of dovetail. Enjoyed this very much.

[@mortisetenonmagazine]

The whole Foundations video is in the same style. You can find more there!

[@paulhandswicks]

Mortise & Tenon Magazine u

[@Saasspb]

Outstanding! Thank you.

[@ikust007]

Wow... Just discovered your channel. Sublime! Well explained, no rushing. Beautyfull. Thank you!

[@ikust007]

Can you tell us how you made that frame saw ? Or is it in your magazine ? TX !

[@mortisetenonmagazine]

It is from the plans by Tools For Working Wood.

[@victorwu7504]

How does your handsaw cut into the wood so easily? Why do I have so much trouble with that?

[@white_windowpane7535]

Sharpen the teeth of your saws once you see that they’re not going into the wood as well as you would like. Also, if you’re using a coping saw for getting rid of the wood between the dovetails, you can replace the saw because those get dull very easily. And if you notice he is using a turning saw which has one difference from a coping saw- that being that is has a much longer blade, which makes it easier to remove more material. Hope this helps

[@RobertoFischer]

Vocal fryyyyy

[@LoveofChocolate18]

I appreciate the lack of math in this tutorial.

[@bluekingfisher1416]

In days of yore, craftsman did not have the luxury of musings and fiddling around with cameras They were under immense pressure to produce. If one couldn't meet the demand, they were out of a job, which meant they didn't eat. I cannot understand this modern fascination with tolerances likened to engineering standards. Just get the job done.

[@edwardmclaughlin7935]

Superb. And you're not even Japanese!

[@petemc115]

Not the greatest example iv ever seen, picked up some very bad habits. Undercutting your mortise reduces the gluing contact surface chamfering the edges of your tails is just cheating. Keep practicing my little hipster friend

[@faustinoterrones5660]

The undercut area is endgrain and provides very little glue support.

[@brianmason5500]

And where can we go to see fine examples of your method? Undercutting and chamfering are done by many of the masters. Frank Klaus and Rob Cosman are two that come to mind.