How to Assemble / Glue Dovetail Drawers Profesionally

[@BradshawJoinery]

30 Minute Glue - amzn.to/4eEEATy 5 Minute Glue - amzn.to/4eEEI5u

[@vww1l]

Hi. Loving your vids. What’s that tape dispenser you’re using???

[@BradshawJoinery]

@@vww1l it seems to be discontinued unless you can see it somewhere? Tadpole its called

[@OllyParryJones]

I admire your efforts to keep the internal faces so clean throughout the process. We've all seen and known people approach glue ups in a truly frantic manner! 😅 Nice use of the Leigh jig too and not oversized pins.

[@richarddeverall1774]

Outstanding another master class thanks Ollie 👍👍

[@BradshawJoinery]

Thanks Richard

[@ragnarironspear1791]

Beautiful craftsmanship 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧

[@BradshawJoinery]

Thankyou 🙌

[@ColinDH12345]

Great video as always. Thanks for your time. Love the down-to-earth practical tips. I guess many of us watch just to improve the amateur projects that we do and for me, you make a difference. Thanks 😉

[@BradshawJoinery]

Awesome to hear Colin. Appreciate the feedback, if you have any questions ask away i do my best to answer

[@Mike--K]

Great video. Unicorn tears appears to be easier to find in Germany than the Xylo J30 PU. Soudal makes a similar product that is available here, but the working time is only 15 minutes. The search continues.

[@huntermedea8536]

GREAT channel!!!! you are a PRO!

[@murraycod1965]

Great video, thank you! Another very important step in glueing up a drawer is to check it for twist. That can be easily achieved by sighting front to back. When we made traditional drawers, we would make drawer slips rather than grooving the drawer sides. Cheers🍺🍺

[@Quaker521]

Thanks for the great video Ollie. Fab tip about using the PU glue to reduce time spent in clamps, especially good for when you haven't got too many clamps! Cheers.

[@Stewart_Bell]

Fine, nuanced tips. It's only through bitter experience of doing something a great many times and a great many ways that one can impart such fine, nuanced tips. Excellent masterclass 🙏

[@barrywebberley6788]

Excellent tips addressing the gluing challenges for dovetailed drawers. Such quality results.

[@stanley626]

Good work again.

[@MA.Joinery]

I was trying to remember what PU glue you use yesterday and then all of a sudden you release this video. Always nice when questions answer them selfs. Doesn’t happen to often though 😂 anyway love the videos as always.

[@carllamb6711]

Hi Ollie, I just love how you make it look so easy. Everything seems to go to plan but when I do it everything is on the floor we work bench it’s alright bloody Matt well done mate. Great content love all your work.😊😊😊😊

[@BradshawJoinery]

Cheers Carl, ahh i'm sure wouldn't take much to get you up to speed. Hope your doing ok buddy

[@djmdog8754]

Always interesting to watch

[@BradshawJoinery]

Thankyou

[@bensimmons3692]

That’s a brilliant idea using the fast setting glue to save on clamps … bingo ! I’ve only got one set … cheers Oli

[@BradshawJoinery]

Im a tight git at heart and dont want to buy any more clamps

[@balrog808]

Loving your videos on drawer making in such detail, I also have a Leigh dr4 and the problems I always get are in setting the jig up and bit height adjustments, which always eats so much time. If you have any tips for how to go about setting it up quickly when changing material thickness or bit type please make a short video!

[@bchdsailor]

P'fect Wednesday, your education skills are just like your craftmanship; perfect Thanx again for sharing

[@BradshawJoinery]

Really Appreciate that mate, id like to do something to educate more in the future, maybe some sort of paid subscription to more educational content.

[@derekrobertson1548]

Great video and explanation. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and taking time to reply to previous emails sent.

[@BradshawJoinery]

Cheers Derek🙏

[@chriscardwell3495]

Many thanks - one day I hope to build drawers with dovetail joints

[@BradshawJoinery]

Thanks Chris, I feared them for a long time, but the leigh makes it simple... with a bit of attention in the right places.

[@CreativeCarpentry]

Great looking drawers definitely going to give if a go. Thanks for the details - makes a good job a great job

[@BradshawJoinery]

Agreed, its so much better than buying the boxes in quality wise.

[@Phenrica]

Love the Leigh jig and those gluing tips really useful 👍 thanks for sharing

[@BradshawJoinery]

Thanks! Appreciate the comment!! :)

[@raydriver7300]

It’s just so good to watch you work, Oliver. Great job, and an artist too; who knew 🌞

[@philipwilliams8114]

Well thought out as ever. Fantastic

[@ryanackland9330]

Another excellent video with lots of tricks and tips, many thanks again Ollie. I hope that one day you get to teach carpentry for real in a school or college, there is so much to learn from you and you have a fantastic way of teaching us how to do things from your experience. Keep up the great work and I look forward to your next instalment👍👍!

[@davebrown5308]

Brilliant videos 👍

[@BradshawJoinery]

Thankyou Dave :)

[@chriswoodley448]

Great job Ollie thanks for the video

[@davidaldrich3488]

Very nice…… as usual……. Ty

[@BradshawJoinery]

Cheers David! :)

[@vanzipper6486]

Tip-top 👍

[@BradshawJoinery]

Bricktop :D thanks mate

[@soylentgreen326]

That’s a lot of drawers 🎉

[@BradshawJoinery]

Yeah, although the last kitchen i did had 40 of the bloomin things.

[@SandyMasquith]

Thank you for making this video. I love this level of detail. Very well done! I had heard that polyurethane glue benefits from water in the joint. Have you heard of that? Looks to me like your boxes are well and tight all round, so probably not an issue. Thanks again!!

[@tableshaper4076]

I've really got to try tube glue, I use tube construction adhesive (thick PU glue) and it's hit or miss for a lot of construction work but that PU glue you use doesn't seem to expand like the liquid stuff I've tried. Also you don't appear to wet one side either.

[@markgeezey1809]

Great vid on this subject. Planning to do a kitchen refurb myself and building quite a few draws. Is this PU glue arguably as strong as say PVA, Titebond III. As this would be so much easier as you mentioned without the need of a million clamps. Plus would the PU glue be suitable for most wood working projects? Many thanks and a great job. 👍👍👍

[@peterdnreynolds777]

Brilliant work as always!! Is it best to wear gloves when glueing up as is it difficult to remove the polyurethane glue off your hands if not wearing gloves? Also is it best to use the glue in a manual or powered caulk gun when applying it? Hope all is well, take care

[@BradshawJoinery]

Yeah always wear some disposable gloves. Manual gun is best, something with fine controll over power as it's generally easy to squeeze out

[@idontthinkso666]

Ahhh, my only disappointment was not seeing the clean up of the dovetails and the finished product. That would have been the icing on the cake!

[@BradshawJoinery]

Coming soon matey 👍

[@TheMixmastamike1000]

I can't find these pu glues in the states. If anyone know why, or where I can I would greatly appreciate it.

[@richardstevenson2727]

🫡👊

[@philippboetcher9959]

So....its 2 clamp setups for one drawer? Interesting....

[@BradshawJoinery]

Yeah if you want unique spaced dovetails. You can do both at once if a standard even spacing wanted, but it doesn't look very bespoke

[@philippboetcher9959]

​I would basically do both clamp setups in one but I suppose the way you do it makes ot less faffy....because getting the second set on is normally a pain.....​@@BradshawJoinery

[@BradshawJoinery]

@@philippboetcher9959 ahh sorry I thought you were talking about the router jig, yeah push together with one then clamp the joints tight with the others

[@Dazza19746]

Brilliant mate 👍🏻 Pu changed my life, not sure I can get that xylo out here but . Unobond I use, bloody brilliant Used the Leigh one time for a job, what a prick of a thing to set up when you don’t know and are learning the system. The book is good but it doesn’t factor in the ‘thick chippy’ factor! 😂 Job came up good but, guy didn’t appreciate it it ( might as well have biscuit and glued it !) and I lost money if you factor in the jig 🤷 Still got it but 👍🏻 Hope you’re good