How to Cut a MITRED DOVETAIL Joint

In this video, I show you how to cut a Mitred Dovetail entirely by hand. This is an essential woodworking joint to have in your skill set as it is invaluable when it comes to hiding a groove within a carcass. Watch the video and you'll see how!
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[@silver-hy6mi]

This is one of your best shot videos I’ve seen. Your camera views are magnificent! . I can actually seen your marking out lines and your cuts! Thanks.📷📸👍

[@chrissteere9494]

Great video! Would love to see you and Paul Sellers do a series of collaboration videos making joints....

[@lockcitywoodworks]

Those curls from the chisel starting at 25:50 are just so satisfying to see.

[@tonyb6173]

Amazing series of practical woodworking lessons. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@TonKuipers134]

Thx Matt for posting, a very good tutorial and very well presented👌

[@nathanknights7075]

I never get tired of watching you make dovetails, another great tutorial 👌

[@vosifle]

Best woodworking tutorials on KZbin! Thank you!

[@brianrowland9993]

Great video that covers the details that many other teachers miss. It’s the finer points of measurement and using the ever so sharp chisel & saw that delivers such crisp shoulders and pins I didn’t think it was possible to hand cut dovetails this good!

[@ga5743]

Fantastic tutorial young man. Thank you.

[@gygar]

Great job, wish. I could do dove tails that good

[@keitharcher6913]

Fantastic video Matt, love these tutorials, thanks.

[@TheUnijacker]

Great tips in there, thanks Matt!

[@ChrisVandekerkhove]

You're an example for all woodworking teachers. Keep on posting please!

[@dalecampbell9259]

Experience beyond your years. So great to watch

[@adamtoth7474]

How would you put a box together using this method? Would you have to put the 4 walls together simultaneously? Fantastic man

[@RedEyedJedi]

This video was great as always, but for the last hour, I've been pointing at my workbench and saying dewalt thicknesser, drill press, belt sander etc and nothing happens.

[@salvatorecali9687]

Shame there are no shops in the UK that resell the KatsMoses guide

[@craigbowman1656]

Nice vid, thanks.

[@jewellers]

Great video and explanations - Can I ask why the 45 degree cut on the shooting board isn't accurate enough coming straight from the mitre saw?

[@MrBishbashbosh2012]

Great video Matt, nice to see a tutorial back. Well done

[@johnkunstman1070]

1:6 ratio! for the love of God and all that is holy! How can you sleep at night? lol Awesome video as always.

[@jasonthomas1760]

"I look forward to hearing from you..." love it

[@SteveHit1]

Perfectly explained and presented, with closeups of key steps and terrific camera work combining to make this an outstanding instructional video. This must have taken some effort to put together - thanks!

[@jorgfellinger8004]

Excellent video! Verrryyyy good camera at crucial moments! Regards from Vienna🤭👍👍👍👍

[@grahambigland5154]

Great video work and fantastic joinery!!

[@wilyjetset]

This video has inspired me to....watch your sharpening videos. Those end grain parings....

[@soledude]

👏👏👏

[@jasonvos3956]

You do a very good job at tutorials I've watched I think every one of yours and feel like I am a seasoned pro before I've even touched a tool yet thanks for your time and effort.

[@brusethkt]

You seem like a bright, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable young man. Thanks for the nice video! Good luck to you!

[@chairfarmer1511]

Hey great vid. Big question. How is it that you have a glass shelf/credenza in a woodworking shop? Purple look also reminds me of a grow room. Not that I’ve actually been in a grow room. Cheers

[@johnwgeary610]

Hey Matt, it’s been awhile since I’ve watched. Are you still doing you tube videos Thanks great videos.

[@chm1701]

The tool pop is back. Excellent! 👍

[@sicpac66t]

Thank God someone actually doing joinery. Rather than a butt joint with a domino calling themselves a joiner with no actual traditional joints used. Good job

[@eek4062]

You know nothing Jon Snow! Nah, just kidding! :) Very informative.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

nice one

[@stephendixon5991]

thanks for your very clear and well explained videos, there are a lot of videos that are good at explaining one element but leave off other essential elements, yours are by far the most integrated.

[@rossaddison5342]

It’s almost like black magic 😳, nice work babinga boyz!!

[@carmendaddona5525]

Once you got the entire process down and were comfortable with it how long does it take you to do what you just showed if you were doing it in real time not video time?

[@Sneakymacd]

Another great video. That tip of planing towards the gap is a really usefull one. Could you do a tutorial on 3-way joints? I have a project coming up that will have a few 3-way joints and I'm looking for a good way to do that without using dominos.

[@woodturnerjosh]

Yeah, I'd love to se this too!

[@livingthedreamoutdoors7845]

Do you use the same tail board to knife make the other side tail board for a box? Or start from step 1 and measure them out for each side?

[@jeremymoskaluk5444]

Sick Matt! I've been looking for a good video on cutting the mitred dovetail and, well, you've done an excellent job showing me exactly how to do it. Like always, great work and content. Much love, from Canada

[@addram3784]

Where’s the link for your tools can’t find it there’s one in the description but it’s not working

[@allansalzman1072]

So, what if you did set the pins and tails to be a bit proud? How would that affect the miter?

[@billcoley8520]

I’m guessing you are going to make the pins and tails and then cut the miters

[@909sickle]

The secret mitered dovetail is terrifying to me. Doing all that work to make dovetails, then hiding them? *shudder*

[@amiddled]

:) The Hayward book (ABC of Woodworking I think) describes some joints like this, including a hidden box joint inside housing - all hand cut...

[@derekcohen1000]

Matt, some advice: only saw the mitres AFTER you have transferred the tails to the pin board. That way you have better registration of the (to be) mitred socket. See here: www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/AnotherCoffeeTable2.html Some examples in pieces recently built: www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/AnotherCoffeeTable9_html_m63d7982e.jpg www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/HTFinalPictures_html_e2b0ace.jpg Regards from Perth, Derek

[@mohdalisyed]

You look like a Hobbit, and you're awesome!!!

[@bartp1212]

Hey in the last bit you talked about the groove but can't you just put the groove in at the end in the router table

[@ravensshadow6378]

You can't get a square corner of you do it after

[@jennessalynam7682]

Thank you, Matt. I really enjoyed watching this video and appreciate your teaching experience. Your attention to detail and explanation on how to make this joint is very effective and enjoyable. Although, when you cut the groove I was hoping you would have shown how to do it using hand tools, like with a plough plane, or hand router plane, or whichever hand tool that allows you to create the groove in the wood.

[@Mr_Rick]

Matt... In your video what chisels are you using? What primary bevel are they set to? They look quite steep. What Micro bevel as well?

[@pleappleappleap]

If you're concerned about nicking the dovetail, you can just stick a piece of painters' tape in there while you're making the cut.

[@logicalChimp]

@matt What Mitre Square is that you used? Not seen one with an outside-45 angle (they're usually inside-45), looks very convenient for when the reference face is on the 'wrong' side of the mitre...

[@trueleyes]

Matt, I've watched you through the years and you really are a master craftsman. Beautiful work. BRAVO MAESTRO

[@ABDFotos]

I wish so hard you had regular presential courses.... I'd go straight from Brasil to attend!! Have you ever thought about it???

[@anthonymikel2412]

Hi, what Ares thé références of thé guilde

[@jradwick2]

Your video on mitered dove tail was very comprehensive. I was able to build a Japanese bench. Thank you sincerely. I love your methods

[@logicalChimp]

As a suggestion, when showing 'how close you get' before making the final chop on the dovetails, please include a ruler or similar for scale (it's hard to tell how zoomed in you are - for all I could tell, you'd left about 3mm of material...

[@quiettristan]

Stopped on your channel to watch the handmade dovetail video, was gonna scrub through it, 40 minutes later I've now moved onto this video. Great stuff. No fluff or filler, edited well!

[@jeffreyboddou3859]

Thanks for all the movies and a lotttttttttt of info. I have already learned a lot thanks to you, and your my go to guy if I want to know something. Thanks, grts Jeffrey.

[@patrickcharette2151]

Personally I think the best dovetail ratios are the ones where you position your gauge off the wrong face - my favourite is 6-1 and 8-1

[@albworkshop]

nice tutorial. I love your mallet, is it home made ? if so, I did not found the video about it EDIT : i found the video :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX_YlIaspbCtpJo

[@emendozadesigns]

This video is JUST what I needed for my upcoming litle project :)

[@philippboetcher9959]

Funny, you basically use the same dovetail chisel technique I use and I thought I was all being clever...:)

[@denzil040709]

Fantastic site, Matt. I never tire of watching something done properly and so effortlessly.

[@handyandy4x4]

im new to real woodworking . i have engineering background and can see similarities but the small shop and lack of tools was putting me off trying , until i came across the shop tour .. i'm liking the content you provide us with .. forever learning from Andy ..

[@20thCenturyPox]

Another really valuable video, thanks. One question: Was that really walnut, or was there was a close up of you chiseling some chocolate cake at 26:24 ?

[@TheYT_Watcher]

I made my wife a box for our wedding anniversary and used this joint after seeing your router bit cabinet video. So, thanks for that. 👌 take as much credit as you wish.

[@yamahabiker1937]

Do whatever angle you want that works. Screw what "purists" think.

[@rendanschroeder6785]

Do this without chiseling your sawing other than the bottoms were you used the fret saw consider it practice

[@randywright7933]

Beautiful joint. And I suppose you could see the gap better in person. But it looked flawless to me.

[@nigeltimms3582]

Matt just wanted to thank you for your top sharpening tips today at Axminster - I came straight home sharpened all my chisels and planes. The result is the sharpest tools I have ever used - game changer. You are certainly an inspiration and an awesome teacher. Thanks once again

[@pgtips4240]

Sorry Matt I just cannot watch your video at 320p. Good job there are plenty other channels that show these techniques at 1080p and above without trying to charge money.

[@MattEstlea]

It's in 1080p 😂

[@pgtips4240]

@@MattEstlea This video is only available in 1080p for your premium viewers. Maybe it's just been a mistake or glitch but the options are 320p or 1080p premium.

[@father6371]

Is it possible to dovetail to 30° pieces

[@billgiles3261]

Use a piece of the drawer bottom material in the rebates to line them up when marking the pins.

[@w4baham]

Great video and executed mitered dovetail. Wish you would do a video on compound angle dovetails.

[@jamescampbell7780]

Impressive skill and result. A hardwood demo seems to turn out better than a softwood one!

[@jake196.21]

All the tools a real woodworker needs to cut a mitered dove tail joint is their fingernails and teeth.

[@Kikilang60]

Damn. I don't have time to watch this video. Later, later, always later.

[@stevensrspcplusmc]

Matt do you like the diamond wheel on the tormek? Thanks👍😊

[@kinangeagle133]

Whats special about the dovetail saw that gives it the right to the name?

[@luckyhiker3434]

Always incredible Matt! But your viewers have come to expect such craftsmanship tutorials from you. Hope all is well.

[@GlenGlenervo]

Is there a way to dovetail an acute angle, say 60 degrees?

[@MJ-nb1qn]

“Fiddley bits”, and “fluffy bits”, great breakfast cereal names ! Great video, good camera work.

[@ThatFoodLife]

Ahhh so glad to see another remarkable tutorial video! Wishing you all kinds of success from Atlanta!

[@S0m0neRand0m]

production value of these videos keep getting better and better! good job you guys!!

[@Muzzle801]

Beautiful video. I was curious how to make a dovetail and this explained it all perfectly. As usual there is so much more to the process than expected 😍

[@kennydeary957]

Were did you get mitre tool from

[@henrysiegertsz8204]

Matt, that was a masterclass of video demonstration. Excellent job young man! Liked and Shared on FB.

[@thenuptse8827]

Another fabtabulous vid Matt. Cheers homz

[@rossantonsen]

Please do a video about how to cut a wedged mortise and tenon.

[@sarkawtsaeed6511]

You are awesome thank you very much for your tutorial

[@donolliff2630]

One of your best video demonstrations. No one does these joints better.

[@munch15a]

sorry in this context what does proud mean ?

[@ticovogt]

Excellent.

[@grahamparsons6620]

Great tutorial, great video, enough said 👍👍👍

[@TheImperialMushroom]

get you with your bloody masking :D

[@KipIngram]

That's a gorgeous joint, Matt.

[@mohammadismail4584]

Best videos hands down.. I looked for a hand cut box joint in your play lists but could not find any. Any recommendation for a good hand cut box joint video out there? Thanks Matt

[@Jake_Cotumaccio]

For a handcut box joint you can follow the same steps in his regular dovetail video but make the pins and tails all square and plumb. Hope that helps! I’d love to hear if Matt has any tips or tricks, but conceptually box joints and dovetail joints are the same. It’s just that the former doesn’t have an angled cut.

[@mohammadismail4584]

@@Jake_Cotumaccio makes sense I guess. Thanks Jacob

[@amdsixtyfour]

those closeup shots are 11/10 wew

[@kennydeary957]

So so neat