How to lay out dovetails FAST and EASY! (Cut through and half-blind joints)

[@brandyD33]

I just want to thank you for this video. You're an excellent teacher for beginner woodworkers, and this is the only video on dovetails that didn't completely overwhelm and confuse me. Excellent instructions and explanations. All my gratitude!

[@738polarbear]

Probably my most favourite wood working channel .BRAVO James.

[@boatrabbitchannel4630]

You are amazingly clear and concise in your transmission of information. I truly appreciate and admire your teaching.

[@leemichaels406]

Its it bad that I hit the like button before I watch the video... I always know they are going to be great videos!

[@dextermorgan802]

Great lesson on dovetail joints. Watched 2 videos prior to this one that both overcomplicated this process. 👍

[@eric_hates_the_poor]

Beginner using this to layout by hand. Thanks so much as , as a pretty handy guy, I was over thinking it and pulling my hair out over it! Thanks again for a fantastic and succinct explanation. BTW, you also sold me in the Veritas marking tool...just bought all three.

[@PBS-nm1uu]

great presentation, I watch your videos all the time, thanks.

[@chapbix12158]

Simple (in a way) to entice me into trying this. I'm thinking I may try laying them out on paper first and when I have something I like, transferring that to my stock for repeatability.

[@PSCThrillSeeker]

Awesome job James, Stumpy Nubs is faster becoming my go-to woodworking needs.

[@frankpearce2544]

Thanks for this. Is there a way to calculate how the dovetail joints effects the final lengths of the sides and width of the drawer (as opposed to just doing it using pocket holes for example)?

[@greg6107]

What a great reference for dovetailing, probably the best ever! Thank you !!

[@StumpyNubs]

You are so welcome!

[@FrugalFixerSpike]

Stump, How do you layout a 1.5 inch edge banding for a workbench? not a lot to work with here

[@bluegill2030]

How would you transfer the same tails/pins to the other side of the board? Just trace the lines over I assume??

[@arthurkrumsee3995]

Great video. I've never cut a dovetail before but I got a Joint maker Pro for Xmas (great spouse). This really helps. But I'm puzzled about that sliding t-bevel tool. If 8 choose an 8 degree bevel (or 9 or .. ) how do I set it to that value? More important in the end, how will I set it to match the protractor on the jointmaker?

[@deweygravesjr.122]

This video maybe my favorite one now. But there all great! I've never made a dove tail, but I think l will now. Thanks James. Merry Christmas.

[@joestallings6993]

James, this is becoming my favorite youtube channel. And I watch Frank H.

[@LoveZick]

It's true! It's a very easy layout sequence! Thank you a lot! I'm building my woodworking shop and you're a great help with all your shop made products!

[@deiondyson512]

Thanks for the video best of all of them. Great description

[@tommysts1920]

Love your videos! Keep up the good work.

[@gcranch9913]

Are you aware of any of your old videos showing how to join flat panels with dovetails?

[@clemmcguinness1087]

Very informative video. Please keep making them. Thanks

[@jbb5470]

Another great video James! I really like your presentation of different approaches to performing this task. I need to make time to practice these techniques. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@jackreeves3001]

Thanks for sharing your time and talent! KANSAS

[@miamitreasurehunter]

Great 101 As noted below it would be great if you could show a bit more on how you routed the table as all of us don't have all your great tools you have :) But as always, thanks so much for showing this !

[@metaspencer]

awesome and very easy to follow! thanks

[@phooesnax]

Nice job James

[@DonSpinks-oz2pc]

Why not cut pins and tails at the same time?

[@LoveZick]

Hey James! Can I count on you for this? See, I've got a 3.6 m x 7.8 m space for my shop on the first floor. It's 28 m2. It's 4 m height (concrete (bricks) walls) It's it any big? I'm struggling to lay it out to fit in it all my few machines, the one's I'll buy (or build) and specially a work bench! It's not planned to be a one man shop. No. I'm planning (I need) it to be a shop for at least 4 workers plus myself. Because working alone is not productive; thankfully there is a lot of work! Most of the shops I've seen over here on KZbin are one man shops. How to layout a shop for at least 5 workers? I'm currently working on the second floor with only a table saw, portable tools and a drill press. My focus is to build doors, windows and bunk or loft beds, but I take mostly anything that's not too fancy because of my limited tools/equipment right now. Oh, could you help me some way? I hope so. Could be a good subject for a video, maybe. 😉 If someone would like to help me, thank you a lot! Btw, I'm in Peru! Cheers!

[@StumpyNubs]

That shop is smaller than mine. And I couldn't imagine putting 5 guys in my shop. Good luck with that!

[@LoveZick]

Stumpy Nubs Haha. You see? I need to carefully plan it. But I think I forgot to mention that I have 3 x 7 meters more on the outside, right next to the wall enclosed main shop. It's a patio, but I'll work on that space also. This means several tasks will be taken to that place. I mostly need to layout a work flow in the main shop, tasks can be done/completed outside. Any ideas? I think you don't have tutorials or how to's for organizing and laying out a shop? Do you? Is there anything that my good Stumpy Nubs can't figure out? Come on 😝

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

I missed like most of your 2017 stuff...KZbin has been hiding your notifications from me...Anyways, I'M BACK!

[@everestsari8331]

Thank you sir it's very helpfull

[@AKendall808]

@ 1:18, "You can make a machined joint that looks like it was hand cut with very little skill or practice." Not really what I'm looking to accomplish. Haha! I'm sure that isn't what you meant. Thought it was funny though.

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

Artie Kendall with very little skill or practice, you can make a machined joint that looks like it was hand cut...

[@刘小煜-g1l]

熟悉的杯子

[@mennoh6847]

Oh no, i just noticed that your intro is not posible, the axel of the blade goes true the log. ill never be able to unsee it now. 😂

[@brh4015]

This annoyed me for years.

[@StumpyNubs]

In the future, I'l try for absolute accuracy in all cartoons

[@WhiteEyes25]

Who down-voted this?

[@lancemcque1459]

Those who use pocket holes.

[@738polarbear]

@@lancemcque1459 Ha ha ha . Call them Pocketholers.

[@j.m.castilla7150]

OK, gracias por sus videos, thanks for your videos Subscriber: J.M.Castilla@2017

[@natarajansugumar5671]

You have not shown clearly the how the Router works. This is prime for this Dowel joint. It is waste to watch your demonstration. The secret of Router has been hide by you not to follow the viewer wood workers.

[@StumpyNubs]

This video is about LAYOUT. There are separate videos about the actual cutting. Look for the links in the notes below this video. I said this at least three or four times in this video...

[@janitor6669]

Why not just learn to cut dovetails by hand?

[@LoveZick]

Jani P. Because that's not productive. James' work is to help us improve our woodworking shops. Why? Well, what woodworker wouldn't want a better shop; which in turn is because that's how we woodworkers improve productivity.

[@janitor6669]

I get the productivity thing and I agree. But "to make them look like they're hand cut" is the part that bugs me. Someone spends a lot of time cutting dovetails by hand and gets the credit for it, and then someone cuts them with a table saw and "makes them look like they're hand cut" and gets the same credit as the other guy. I'm surprised they didn't instruct to scribe marking gauge lines to make them look really authentic. Don't get me wrong; I'm not a hand tool purist. I just dislike someone making something with power tools and taking the credit for making it with hand tools.

[@StumpyNubs]

Who is "taking credit for making it with hand tools?" Going for a certain LOOK is not the same as LYING about how they were made. That's like saying a CNC carving is dishonest because you didn't do it by hand. I didn't say you should go around claiming you did it by hand! This is just silly...