How to make a dovetail joint box without a jig

In this episode we show you how to make a dovetail box without using a jig. This video is supposed to give you a good sense of direction into making a dovetail box. You can also make different size boxes with the same method and without expensive equipment.

[@stormy439]

Thankyou! I love EXACTLY how you make you videos! 😊💖 Concise, to the point, no distracting music or unnecessary talk. PERFECT!

[@aleksanderkac1494]

Awesome video. I like these two. Talking just shop, no endorsing products, no afilliate links, no self promotion, no hours of talking, videos are short and concise. Rare and awesome. And of course, no measurements in thumbs, soles and elbows.

[@hypnoticmeditation1095]

You are one of my favorite woodworkers on YT. Thank you!

[@christianharold3]

If only all of the other woodworking video hosts could talk the same amount as this gentleman.

[@thetruthstartshere6694]

Excellent! No fancy tools, just great craftsmanship! I'll be using this technique!

[@robertsmith6124]

I really like the sled for your table saw, could you do a video giving some detail on it. And great video, one of the few that actually explains the measurements of the spacer pieces.

[@adolfoorellana7542]

Hello, I had been looking for a video on how to do a dovetail on a milling table and I finally found it, wonderful job, thanks for sharing your knowledge, successes! Greetings from Guatemala

[@Thyme2sea]

Nice to see metrics in use, thank you so much!

[@thomaslotito380]

This awesome. I’m trying this one too. I used your box joint system yesterday and it worked very well. thank you!

[@ValioMadre7]

Greetings from Arlington, Texas. Excellent demonstration. Thank you for sharing.

[@lcominghome]

I will love to learn from this guy! I am from Switzerland but spent most of my summer in the woods in Finland.

[@RO8s]

You may have trouble plugging in the router table in the woods.

[@jasoncannan9708]

I stumble upon this channel and have learned many things.. Thanks for you hard work

[@jamespolucha6911]

Man I wish I could work with this guy for awhile , he has the best ways to make dove tail joints , all the other videos I see you need to spend a lot of money on jigs and than you need a class on how to use it

[@solosole4858]

Everything you did, look like very easy to do, but isn’t!!!! Congratulations!!!!

[@jpegcoma]

Love the way he speaks

[@delfinfell]

great video ! this man has great skills and a lot selfmade jigs and machines. a real good woodworker. I guess it doesn't take long time and this channel has a lot subscribers and fans

[@KBBAKTHA]

Yet another brilliant idea for dovetail joint. Thanks for sharing

[@melissabarron1574]

Thank you!, 🐝 I needed a refresher course 😊

[@francisselvam5318]

I am from India I want to learn woodwork Your way of teaching is amazing Thanks brother 🙏

[@innocentbystander5057]

These are awesome videos for a beginning woodworker like me. Thank you and please, keep it up!

[@Ashevillein]

I love your sliding tablle on your tablesaw.i had a similar one

[@naturaIIydifferent]

Just like your box joint technique! Where did you learn this method of using spacer blocks on the fence? Why doesn't every one know this? I can't believe how simple and awesome this is 🧠💥! Thanks for sharing!!

[@WoodworkingFinland]

I have been a professional carpenter for so long that I invented the method myself. Thank you for this comment!

[@moti.g]

The reason I don't use this method is because I don't have a planer or table saw, and getting these spacers to a very precise and consistent dimension (needs to be a multiple of the bit width) takes a lot of work with a hand plane or sanding. I basically do the same procedure, but I move the fence of my router table using calipers to measure the new distance. This method with the spacers is far more accurate though as my joints always need some extra chisel work to get a good fit. If you can get some lumber and router bits that match exactly, then you can skip the planer and still use this method for perfect results. Or you can invest the time in making good spacers out of some hardwood, mark them with the router bit they match, and just re-use them for all joinery going forwards to increase your ROI - I just haven't gotten around to doing that.

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

@@moti.g yeah... a tablesaw is probably a necessity... but I picked up a small hobby one up in Lidls for €120 I think it was and it does a reasonable job for the price... at least until I can afford a "real" tablesaw... His tablesaw looks homemade too, like the router table (I made one, easy peasy) so its really not THAT expensive. There are even youtube vids of people making tablesaws from ordinary circular saws... I subbed & liked when I saw his box-joint vid, never heard of his channel before, short & to-the-point videos that leave you with a little brainwork to do yourself, I like it that way instead of being spoon-fed every little detail and nuance of a project/method... 😎👍☘🍺

[@moti.g]

@@peterfitzpatrick7032 it's not the budget that's the issue... its that my workshop is a 2.6 by 3 meter bedroom in an apartment building that also functions as my office and storage for everything (wood, tools, hardware, cameras, random bits and bobs) a table saw of any size would just about leave enough space for 1 cockroach to move around, if its skinny.

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

@@moti.g that sounds awful... I have an 800 sq. Ft. workshop and STILL could use more space ! 🙄😂😂 I do woodworking / engineering (metal machining & fabrication/welding etc.) and I have a small spray booth set up. I live in a rural area (west coast of Ireland) & my bungalow is on 3 acres of land, the nearest neighbour is 300yards away.. 😎👍☘🍺

[@dpeter6396]

BRILLIANT!! Way easier than a dedicated fixture...

[@Bjornarp]

never thought of doing it like that! clever!

[@donaldcone6494]

you know this guy would be awesome to have a beer with

[@johnjacobjinglehimerschmid3555]

I like dovetail joints, however, if I was even the slightest bit handy I think box joints would be good enough for me. Maybe making the boxjoints blind like you've done with these dovetails would be an interesting joint. Newly subscribed as well .....

[@d.beaumont9157]

Another satisfying video. That looks really neat. Thanks for making it.

[@medianoche207]

Appreciate you. Just got a router, and wanted to learn how to make boxes like that.

[@gerardmollema]

Lovely no-nonsens channel. Like it. Keep on the good job.

[@unitwoodworking5403]

Thanks for useful tips and detailed information.

[@alhaah777]

You are the real expert. Thank you

[@peter.hickman5012]

Excellent video I've been looking for something like for ages, thank you for sharing

[@fabiomerlin8820]

For me, it's a new way to do dovetail joinery . Thank you.

[@josetrejo3183]

Simplicity=genius. Thanks.

[@limpermeabile]

Ho appena guardato tutti i tuoi video... 👍👍👍

[@billnoname8093]

perfect, thanks, I like that sander too

[@helios1225]

Dankeschön! Eine tolle Idee. So einfach, so genial! Danke fürs zeigen.

[@henrysara7716]

Quick and dirty but well done, thank you for sharing.

[@maxwang2537]

Thanks for sharing. It's great. Only one imperfection of the joint, there is a bit too much cut off by the router inner side of the dovetail. But anyway, this is great and easy!

[@ryanstephens9145]

I like you mate. Straight to the point no fucking around. Did some box joints yesterday after watching your video worked perfect 1st go.

[@manoharsagunthalla9215]

This is very tidy and clear video thank you very much for sharing

[@mhaz49]

I enjoy your videos and creativity.

[@autisticwoodturner6614]

love this video, such a clever idea using the strips of wood,!

[@alanhill5756]

I love your setup.

[@ColinPittendrigh]

Make more. You do good work.

[@clarksellars8903]

Great! Thank you for sharing your techniques !

[@TotoroSweden]

Great video! Looking forward to more great content!

[@ennikiiski6255]

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[@Ivan-nq9xj]

Thank you for your video!Nice work!

[@dessleydp8450]

I never thought like that... U are awesome mate...thanks for share this vid

[@TheBuccy]

Another informative presentation. Thanks.

[@mikeromeo922]

Awesome job, cheers from Argentina!

[@charliemorss]

Very cool. I'll be trying this one out! From your diagram on the spacer width, it wasn't clear what part of the bit you are using to get that dimension. Was it from the largest part of the dovetail bit or something else? Also, is the smaller spacer piece exactly half the size of the larger spacers?

[@WoodworkingFinland]

The bit is measured form between the top and the table surface. In our case we measured from the middle. And yes the smaller spacer is exactly half the size of the larger spacer.

[@abbii1661]

best no jig woodworking skill

[@melissabarron1574]

Again so easy! Thank you!

[@johnzarollin2749]

refreshing to see a craftsman sliding workpiece thru a table saw without pushing it with a miter gauge. Thus avoiding injury.

[@JohnColgan.]

Another brilliantly simple and effective method. Shame I don't think this will do full through dovetails, only 1/2 blind dovetails

[@mitchwoodwork]

Nice. Never seen that method.

[@ThatElephantintheRoom]

Thank you for the video..Looks good from outside but I am pretty sure the joints inside the box has holes. ??? Nope..

[@lesmurphy8636]

how do you know how to set the fence distance from the cutter for the first cut. keep up the good work

[@liudas5377]

Nice job man!!!

[@dalepage5511]

Thank you! What a great video!

[@Brian18741]

Another great video, new sub! 👍

[@curtisstacy5829]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@lexiemn]

Great work! Thanks for sharing!

[@cicerorodrigues9955]

Lindas suas caixas. Como sugestão, gostaria de um vídeo mostrando sua lixadeira. Abraço Gratidão

[@claudiomenesesc]

Very ingenious. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheMrWoodsman]

Excellent video please make more. Thank you.

[@ladykenja2700]

- Thanx again 4 great techniques.

[@douglasperry1226]

Awesome job! Thank you for the tips! Cheers.

[@lazycarpenter0146]

very nice, love your work.

[@MsNovaris]

Fantastic! I hope to try this someday!

[@shekharsatpute1170]

Thanks for video. One question..why don't you have a Stop-block? Or other way..how do you know that all "Grooves" are equal deep on the horizontal plate?

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

I thought the same... Is there a pencil-mark on the table perhaps ? Maybe he's just got a good eye for it, remember too... if he goes a bit deeper it wont show anyways because of the joint "overlap" ... great little vid tho... 😎👍☘🍺

[@gonzt]

Maybe just so far that the bit has completely gone in to the workpiece?

[@xboxie1]

When he says "We have one smaller piece to offset the position of the joint", is the width of the smaller piece the width of the bit (ie: half of the width of the guide pieces?

[@blc6464]

Very nice work

[@alvarofigueroa4693]

brilliant! thanks for sharing it

[@LUckybones25]

That is genius!

[@weiner19]

Great Job! Thank You!

[@busingyejoseph4555]

Very beautiful thanks for the tips

[@marcenariafacavocemesmo5774]

I am fron Brasil, thank you share your work to us

[@davidanns8630]

Bit more explanation on sizes etc would be great

[@jozell0]

Very cool!

[@rodneyallen2672]

hell of a bandsaw ya got there. who makes it? Great method too.Thanks for sharing.

[@seantivenan9593]

Thats so clever 👍👏

[@projectwood7221]

nice work

[@bigjoe8922]

Thank you

[@gnomo2368]

Simple y eficiente, gracias

[@Pedersons1]

What size is the small off set piece?

[@refatalhaydary352]

very good. nice. 💐

[@jesperweng4193]

1:03 min. in this video there is a jig in the left side with 2 bosch routers mounted. Can you show/tell me what that jeg is for. Yours cinserly Jesper Nørgaard Weng Roskilde

[@davidboston4574]

Amazing!!

[@robertmartin7643]

You’re amazing!! How long have you been working in your trade?

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[@nicolomoschini1572]

Super bravo!!!

[@artc1688]

BRILLIANT!!! This is AWES0ME and simple for an idiot like myself could replicate (I think) :-) Thank you so much for sharing...

[@sateeshum394]

Very much ingineous.. 👍👌