Inlay Dovetails Made Simple

[@TomSimovich]

This level of craftsmanship and motivation is beyond belief. Well done

[@Allenrobinson9]

This man speaks the truth! I know first hand. I have to teach myself everything out here and some things take me longer then others. Dovetails was a very hard one for me... after 6 months screwing around I finely made my first one because the jig. What helped most (other then the obvious cutting at a perfect angle) was using the 90 degree with my chisels to clean It up. Awesome work katzy!

[@katzmosestools]

thanks so much bud! Check out the video for version 2.0. I gave you a shout out.

[@ericbullard459]

this is the beauty of youtube. You see an awesome project, think, "I could never...." , then you watch the video and think, "maybe I could...."

[@katzmosestools]

You can absolutely do this bud. I cut my first set of dovetails 18 months ago. This was probably my 30th set ever. It is very doable my friend. Thank you for the kind words.

[@horseblinderson4747]

Eric Bullard he really hit the vid on the head.

[@katzmosestools]

Thanks brother!

[@tomthumb3085]

Really great demonstration of this seemingly complicated joint. The inlay adds a whole new dimension to the workpiece. Thanks for sharing this.

[@TomDanaher]

Spent the last 2 days watching your videos. AMazing to see your progression from a pipe clamp vise to what you have today. Your dovetails are just as good today,

[@richardmadsen115]

What a beautiful joint, Right now I am a wood maker, my next step is to learn how to be a quality wood worker. Watching Videos like this one helps me to realize that I can do that with some practice and patience. Thank you,

[@katzmosestools]

Your kind words are awesome to hear my friend!

[@SpicyTexan64]

You're a wood maker? So you grow trees?

[@frankfuss7701]

Great contrast. Very dynamic! Thanks for posting. I love the ingenuity.

[@tomrainwater8824]

Just bought the two jigs, I am new to woodworking and I have been afraid to tackle dovetail joints, you make it look easy and I hope it comes easy for me to, practice make perfect and I know I will come to enjoy making them. Thanks for the great videos.

[@kevlevy1166]

I’m new to woodwork after watching your videos I am inspired to go do more thank for all the useful tips you’ve given me

[@bobclifton8021]

I like the contrast the two different woods show. Makes for a very nice showy joint.

[@lamarday1769]

Thanks for this awesome vid! I’ve been intimidated by the thought of cutting dovetails for decades and now I’m pretty excited to give them a try, especially with this beautiful use of contrasting walnut & maple to make inlayed DT’s. Thanks again!

[@CombrinkPierre]

Amazing. Second camera makes a big difference. Great job.

[@adamwrong7791]

New to wood working but not to fabrication (metal worker) I'm loving watching all the vids and I have to say the way you did this is not how I would have approached it. The way you did it makes so much sense and I cant wait to give this a try once I'm practiced at maki g dovetail joints. Thank you so much for the videos now excuse me as I go order your awesome dovetail hand jig!

[@trampleguy]

I must echo what everyone has said, that being you did an excellent job, explaining things clearly and why you do things a certain way. Thanks for sharing your tips and knowledge. Now I'm going to give this inlaid dovetail a try. Thanks again!!!

[@katzmosestools]

Mitch Mueller thanks so much bud!

[@SundanceBus]

That was Great!!! Just watched it with my dad for fathers day!

[@ronhau1542]

I cut my first dovetail today. Are used your dovetail jig and your little dovetail fence jig. I’ve wanted to cut dovetails for a long time lol this was pretty satisfying!

[@БориславНоваков]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing your talent with everyone. Small wooden art pieces like these became my obsession and I admire woodworkers such as you who have so much beautiful ideas and a skill to achieve the final result which is a beautiful item like this box. Greetings from Novi Sad, Serbia!

[@rogerdudra178]

A most interesting joint. One I think I could actually make after seeing your approach.. Thanks.

[@orelygarcia]

Great instruction, I will be watching it over a few times before I get started on making dove tails. Thanks for sharing. Thumbs up.

[@katzmosestools]

Thanks brother!

[@craigmouldey2339]

At the start, you walked across the end of the board with that compass, making little holes. And then you walked it back the other way. How are apart was that compass spread open and how do you determine that?

[@SpicyTexan64]

I wish he would have explained that instead of just blowing past it.

[@austinrutledge]

Going to a woodworking class this week on how to cut dovetails by hand... I think because of your videos (and Matt Estlea), I might be ahead of the curve. Now I just need some proper tools!

[@TheCHRISCaPWN]

I've always heard your name from David's patreon, but never knew you had a channel until seeing your video with him today. You've got some really great stuff, and your teaching skills are really good as well. You don't over explain the objective away, where some just end up with muddy water. Kudos!

[@charleyrobinson2146]

Very nice! Congrats to you both. Life will never be the same and it is all for the better.

[@la7348]

Awesome and incredible craftmanship I've ever seen! I would love to be able to do something like that one day.

[@PJGalati]

Really love the inlay look! I can tell how easy it is with the jig you designed, but patience is key. Making a nice dovetail box is on my list of things to do. When I'm ready, I'm going to order one off your website. I'm just getting my channel started, so it may be a minute. Thanks again for all the detailed info.

[@gabewrsewell]

Excellently made video, Jonathan! And very nice looking inlaid dovetails as well. Thank you :)

[@katzmosestools]

thanks so much bud!

[@JasonandRachelOlson]

I just bought your version 3 dovetail guide. looking forward to using it. btw - the inlay dovetail you made here is simply one of the most beautiful things I've seen in woodworking..., simple but STUNNING. thanks!

[@katzmosestools]

Thank you so much!

[@rusticagenerica]

Amazing video !! Thanks for the magnetic tool tip, I'll build my own set

[@Mr_Rick]

When you do this you'll see a bit of the inlay on the inside corner. I'm thinking the pin side wood thickness needs to be thicker so a rabbet can be made to hide it. Your thoughts on this?

[@bearup1612]

Really well done.I enjoyed watching you do the dovetails and the video work was excellent. Keep up the good work

[@katzmosestools]

Bear up cheers my friend!

[@jazzsheehan]

Came here for inspiration. Left inspired. Beautiful workmanship 👍🏻

[@RLNTEX]

You Sir are a master at this. I like the second camera angle btw.

[@katzmosestools]

Thank you so much Robert!

[@TheDaggerDogg]

I agree. The second cam angle really helps perceive the concept.

[@RonAday]

JKM always makes it look so easy. :) Beautiful result. Think I'll order a JKM Dovetail Jig. And a stop block (thanks to Tamars sled video).

[@D4RKDUB]

They look amazing!

[@JkCanvas]

Thank you for sharing and showing that cutting dove tails is not that hard just take your time to get them right.

[@skepticalsinik2412]

Nice! Thanks for sharing your work. I'm gonna do this myself today. European Beech box with Padauk inlay!

[@brettcody76]

That looks so good! Thank you, sir!

[@MrAlchemist7777]

Absolutely awesome! Thanks for the video, can't wait to do it.

[@JulienSeetahal-w9p]

Thanks for your video it's very helpful and can understand.

[@joseluismirandatorres2956]

Desde México, muchas gracias por este vídeo. From Mexico, thanks for this video

[@timberbucketsphil6818]

Grate job there Moses man !

[@Odielman]

Beautiful! Learning a lot from you, thank you for that, huge inspiriation. I was wondering about the scribing line. Do you keep sanding until it disappears completely? So I guess it would be best not to scribe the line too deep with the marking knife, just enough so you can keep it as a reference? Thanks for the advice.

[@toddreed8125]

Good Morning Jonathon,I am more that a beginning woodworker, I am novice at best, but am intrigued by dovetails and am going to start experimenting with them very soon. I have watched several of the videos out there that explain how to hand cut dovetails. As I watch your video, I see you use a set of dividers to lay out the tails. How do you know how wide to set the dividers? I'm confused.

[@beepIL]

5:01 Cabinet maker: Hey Jonathan, what do you need this cabinet for? Jonathan: a mallet

[@jeffdeluca1153]

Nice work! Could this method be used with a Leigh jig as well - I know bad question for a hand cutter! 🤗

[@demetrius235]

Wow. this is beautiful work!

[@MrRackinroll]

awesome work and the video work is equally as good. I have been building and doing fine woodwork for, along time, No dovetails, but guess what I need to add dovetail to my repertoire in the future. Thank muchly RC

[@katzmosestools]

Ronald thank you for your kind words.

[@darrellreed7044]

So what distance were your dividers set before you walked across the end of a tail board? Is it an arbitrary size corresponding to the width of your tails?

[@sunnysunnysunny3186]

wow, i saw picture of similar work and i couldn't believe it . keep good work

[@katzmosestools]

Thank you my friend!

[@sleightlytalented9998]

Sir, I really enjoyed your video and the second camera was very useful in seeing the angles. I value your recommendations on tools. If I order from the links you've listed, will you be able to get credit for my purchases?

[@koalafan1576]

I hope to be good one day. I will keep at it and keep asking if i need help. Thanks for your videos and help.

[@jasonb4350]

Were you able to get a patent on your jig being I have seen them before years ago and I have made them for different angles and never tried to patent them because I thought it has been done already just wondering

[@chris15325]

And 4 weeks later you got yourself a drawer: hahaha. Great job. Lotsa patience. Looks great

[@SQLKC]

That's the reason I have an incra LS positioner. Maybe one day I'll get into making them by hand

[@MarkMiller-zm2th]

That was cool, really pretty finish.

[@matthewdyck5507]

Very beautiful! I guess it must be worth the extra time.

[@ArtDzenCrafts]

When we can pre-order your Jig, Version 5.1?

[@seanmcglone1080]

Impressive, looks really F'n good!

[@katzmosestools]

Thank you Sean so much!

[@smcewen7]

Thanks just ordered one,maybe now i can learn dovetail jointery

[@katzmosestools]

I promise this will make your life so much easier. The key is cutting on the waste side of your line (as close as possible) and then chiseling using the dovetail guide slowly. Simple trick but it improves your dovetails fast. Then watch my video about filling gaps in joinery. Everyone has a gap here and there in their dovetails. Don't be discouraged if it doesn't look amazing at first. Use my trick with sawdust and glue and when you put finish on you'll find that nobody can see any imperfections. Cheers my friend!

[@thomasarussellsr]

2nd camera angle really helps see what's going on in some instances. If two is good, three might be better. How about a glasses cam so we can see it from your perspective? Beautiful joint. I've never cut a dove-tail joint yet, I think I'll try this one first. If I can do an inlay for a first practice, then I shoud definitely be able to do a standard dove-tail. I might even try an Eagle-tail... 45 degree 1:1 angle or a 2:3 angle? Have you ever seen that steep of an angle used for this type of joinery?

[@katzmosestools]

I haven't seen that but if you do it send me some pictures. Thank you for your kind words!

[@imnoteddie]

Awesome video. Which hand planes are you using? Which would you recommend if I were to get my first hand plane?

[@m109rocket]

Best I've seen mate cheers.

[@katzmosestools]

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!

[@jansonchan7379]

Very cool product, ever thought about adding a 1:7 (or other slope) jigs? Might be cool to have 1 jig that has 2 angles tails on it

[@katzmosestools]

I don't know know if that would be possible because you would lose the shoulder side. I am debating doing a few 1:12 but with a 1:6 and 1:8 I probably won't do 1:7 as were talking about a difference of 1.2 degrees.

[@Xyienced]

Katz-Moses Woodworking Shop Wow Dude!

[@YoHeroZero]

Wow! These look about as good (if not better) that Chad Stanton's inlay dovetails. SO DOPE BRAH

[@katzmosestools]

Thank you so much!

[@Furby213]

Great vid but can't seem to find your jig in the u.k .

[@AJohnson0325]

Looks great!

[@patriotwoodworker6092]

Yes second camera very nice touch, thanks! Also very very chisel work. I’m afraid I’ll have to cheat and use my router. Lol.

[@txjaxon]

Excellent video, exactly the type of joint I'm looking for on my next project. Seems to be a very useful and time saving jig. What's the usual turn around time once a jig is ordered?

[@katzmosestools]

txjaxon usually a couple days. thanks so much!

[@TheWoodbutcher66]

Stunning!

[@katzmosestools]

Thank you so much sir!

[@DarkBlueStudios]

This is so amazing!! how i wish i could have discovered you earlier. much apreciated !

[@Mikeyhunts]

New sub here! Never even tried a dovetail, you you sure make me want to try! Might try a box for my wife for Christmas.

[@canyflyer]

HOLY MOTHER - that mallet!

[@willemkossen]

Nice work, good explanation!

[@katzmosestools]

I really appreciate it!

[@dognamedfred]

does it matter how many tails you put on the board as it seems they can be any size you want

[@katzmosestools]

You are correct sir!

[@yasarmevlutoglu776]

Не могу понять, почему на киянках ручки не скруглённые, Если кто знает Напишите пожалуйста,,

[@bundeeman]

I am Edmund D'lima and I would like to buy your magnetic dove tail guide, but I cannot find it on ebay. Could you let me know how I can get one from you. Thanks I really enjoy your videos.

[@katzmosestools]

Check the description my friend! Thank you!

[@phillymtnbkr]

Great video brother👍🏼👍🏼

[@katzmosestools]

Thank bud!

[@lewisway6811]

Cool, just waiting for my VERSION 3.0 guide to ship.

[@davidhuggett7895]

Hi Mate, I've never done dovetail joints and after watching a few of your videos I'm excited to try out the jig you have for them. What is the difference between the 8..1 and the 6..1 set up.

[@katzmosestools]

Thays great. I would love to see pictures of your progress. The 8:1 is typically for hardwoods and the 6:1 is for typically for softwood woods.

[@davidhuggett7895]

Orders done Thanks Mate... hopefully the post to Australia is quicker than our local post. Cheers

[@jasonrobinson9524]

Awesome explanation. Thanks!

[@adamquincey4371]

Excellent, looks great... Cheers...

[@katzmosestools]

awesome! Thanks bud!

[@daveengstrom9250]

Why is the inlay only on one side of the dovetail?

[@lanceh.8537]

What clamp is that, that you have fixed to your workbench? The red handled one

[@katzmosestools]

Hold down clamp?

[@LB-lc8wd]

I’m new to this so I’m about to ask a stupid question, but how do you decide where the scribe line that you’re cutting to should be at?

[@jonah1978]

it is however thick the wood is so then it is flush when it pokes through. good to do it a mm or so over just to be safe so you can plane off the excess.

[@Cactustone]

I have your 6:1 3.0 Dovetail Jig, and after seeing this video went to your store to buy the upward mounted post version only to find that there is no such version for the 3.0. Is there one in the works? Special order? Thanks

[@katzmosestools]

No and no sorry bud. That one actually was on the market for only 2 weeks. With the post mounted that way you can't cut the tails on the outsides without a support board. Kinda sucked. The one that's out now is way better

[@mikesamuelson6695]

Just curious why it takes sooo long before you ship products ordered on your website? Been a week and still no email saying order was shipped.

[@katzmosestools]

You probably put in a wrong email then because we ship daily on weekdays

[@timberbucketsphil6818]

Kool man = oh how much is your jig

[@ronh9384]

Very good video Katz. I usually do machine cut dovetails but I want to start doing hand cut dovetails and I like your way of doing it. I'll have to get one of your dovetail guides. Do you use a particular saw? And is your cutting/dovetail guide and dovetail marker your brand? Thanks for the info

[@katzmosestools]

I reccomend a Japanese Razor saw. Cheers and Thank you!

[@doxastic]

What are those tools and where can I get them?

[@katzmosestools]

The Katz-Moses Magnetic Dovetail Jig. Check out my website in the description or go to katzmoseswoodworking.com

[@jimimacsheen4662]

I is I is a carpenters! This guy rules dude!

[@katzmosestools]

Jimi how can I be the man when you're the man!

[@rbfriesen]

Jonathan, I see you have the Stanley sweethearts. I had discounted them for dovetails because they still have small side walls. Would you recommend those? Or is there a chisel set you’d prefer to be using for dovetails?

[@katzmosestools]

Sweethearts are amazing. Get a pair of angled narex chisels for cheap if you're worried about it. Remember only the last 1/32 of an inch matters. The rest will never be seen. Bruise the shit out of them.

[@katzmosestools]

also check my latest video on how I deal with corners with the stanleys. They are literally the exact same size as the lei neilson ones

[@kathybarbieri2345]

Like the second camera, but move it closer to the work. Cool project!

[@EXPHunterForce]

Great video!

[@katzmosestools]

thank you!

[@katzmosestools]

Thank you kind sir!

[@ericluba6287]

can't wait to get one

[@katzmosestools]

Can't wait to make you one!

[@tramtuong3681]

Do we still need to use the dovetail jig (little black one?

[@katzmosestools]

No not at all. That is simply a marker. You don't need to use anything if you're confident in your marking gauge depth line. You could also use a straight edge or angle finder.. I just used it to show the line for the video.

[@MCP1BEME]

Can you use a router with a dovetail bit??

[@nevermindthebull0cks]

Yeah, check out the incra videos. They give a demo on how to do it with their table. I actually own a incra router table and ( have for 4 years or so ) I just made my first dovetail drawer with it. I chose a halfblind dovetail. It took me an hour to do it, but it turned out just like I knew what I was doing. I could do it way faster now or build a bunch at once batching parts pretty easily. But your a bass player so.............:)

[@FredMcIntyre]

Really cool!

[@katzmosestools]

Thanks bud!

[@stewartmcmanus3991]

Hmm, not sure I'm quite there yet !!!

[@johnbarnette3916]

great video, thanks, John from Ga

[@jasonb4350]

I also made one that adjusts to different thickness and clamps on you can have that idea just send me a vig on the sales I can't afford or have the time for the patent process

[@Whatthensayyou]

Bro.. that Mallet is something out of the Mario Brothers! Is it o.k if I use the throwback version to help with this next project?! It's more my type of setup (your workspace looks like mine).. I love everything about this video :D

[@Whatthensayyou]

Oh yea.. do you happen to have any of the original throwback versions of the Katz-Moses Dovetail Jig.. Maybe an autographed version you're willing to part with? May be a cool way to do a giveway over on IG.. I doubt I'd win but would be cool nonetheless.. a Throwback Thursday even :D