Make a Dovetail Box in 12 Minutes -- WOOD magazine

Through dovetail joints are as beautiful as they are strong, and work great for all kinds of casework, including drawers. In this video, WOOD magazine's Bob Hunter shows how to make a dovetail box in just 12 minutes from start to finish using a template and a router table.
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[@hatedcritic8066]

I just want to say how much I appreciate you speeding things up and not forcing me to watch you do the same thing over and over at speed.

[@butterflyxf]

As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement kzbin.infoUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!

[@wdavis111]

10 years later and seeing this video gave me the confidence to make my first dovetail box. Thanks so much! it worked like a charm!

[@pamtnman1515]

All I need is a router table and a Keller jig… a substantial investment probably limited to professionals

[@richardlug6139]

@@pamtnman1515 If you have a router and a flat piece of plywood for the top and some scrap pieces of lumber to make a stand you can make your own table top router table. The Keller jig though is expensive @ $250on Amazon, but if the router bits that come with it are high quality it lessons the hurt some. So @ $250 and what ever you think the wood used to make your own table costs you I would say that is not just limited to pros. If you do not have a router you can buy a combo router/table for $150 made by Kobolt @ Lowes

[@pamtnman1515]

@@richardlug6139 thank you

[@SKBond-hs7xb]

Wow! I've never seen this before. By far the easiest dove tails I've ever seen. I've seen workbench mounted jigs where you take the router to the jig that seem to have a lot of setup involved. This method of taking a simple jig to the router table seems so much quicker and simpler.

[@dgb5820]

I keep watching this because you make it look so easy, can you please make a video just on your router table as I can see you seem to have made a quick release and this is very clever

[@tremor360]

I love that your 12 minutes included a test piece

[@jamespooley6397]

I've learned more than I can remember from Bob Hunter. Great wood worker and a great person to boot!

[@outbackeddie]

That was an excellent demonstration. I have wanted to learn how to do this for a long time and you really laid it out well. Thank you.

[@bjhfilms7708]

Nicely done, well-shot, to the point, and informative. Thanks for taking the time.

[@LoneWolf-yp2mo]

Great job ! Thank You !! Gotta give this a try ! Wish me luck !! I usually make saw dust pretty good ....

[@dbj1954]

What a great and simple way to make dovetail joints on a router table! Just what I was looking for!

[@MikeyDonna]

I liked the way this was presented, straight and to the point, very quiet with no distractions with loud music.

[@richpaul8132]

Thank you! Great Demo.

[@kevinbuttry8135]

Thank you for the clear and precise instruction. I have always wanted add this to my skillset. Great work.

[@rachelcooper3866]

Thank you so much for this!!! I dream of having a woodshop like yours!! Saving this to use to plan my setup!! I learned more in this video about routers and dovetails than I have in all the others combined. I hope I can find more of your videos!!

[@ChefJeanPierre]

Thank you for taking the time to produce such a great video! I love your style, your calm and the entire production! Thank you!

[@mjremy2605]

You do woodworking too? A man of many talents, Chef JP! Nice to see you here.

[@DellAnderson]

I was impressed that despite the obvious attention to efficiency, you did not neglect eye and ear protection. Proves to me that being in a hurry is no excuse to cut safety corners.

[@bigchiefbear]

Great video. Clean simple.very easy to follow. No need for thumbs down. Im a joiner in uk.been in business 30 yrs . Look forward to next video.👌👌

[@daveengel5751]

Thanks for this. I inherited this dovetail jig from my dad but did not know how to use it. Well done

[@jerrymartin8189]

You're A true woodworking craftsman Bob..........excellent illustration.........empressive......!!!.....

[@leyland9999]

Just came across your video, don’t know how and I’m not interested in making dove tail connexions or woodworking. But like someone else said too, I watched it untill the end. Very professional video, nice presentation, clear explanations and amazing results. I have great respect for skilled craftsmen who make quality stuff like you do. Maybe the combination of a quality presentation and craftmanship in woodworking did the trick for me to watch it till the end....

[@bpatters69]

Great demo. I have the Keller Jig and I really like it. I never thought of using the router table with it. That makes a heck a lot more sense than trying to balance the router on top of the jig.

[@ThisoldWoody]

This make dovetails look so easy, thank you for making this video.

[@ziggydog24]

Thank you for a great instruction using a dovetail jig. I purchased a similar jig years ago and left it to collect dust, now to give it a go after watching your vid. Thanks again from the UK.

[@barriejones15]

A perfectly produced tutorial, many thanks

[@irblueflames69]

So far the best approach to dovetails joints thanks for the video

[@mjremy2605]

What a great demo, beautiful! The marking of that center line is key. So well done and captured perfectly on video. Now to figure out a way to mount my router on a table. Thank you!!

[@aleklysikov6033]

Very good job! Thank you very much for showing video lessons!! You have a great time! I’m hobby’s beekeepper . I have a big fan for woodwork! Thank again!

[@melemetcalf1681]

What I learned from this video is that I need a router table. Lol thank you for the information and instructions.

[@mofolashadeonaolapo-haastr8239]

same here :)

[@badaspunkbtch]

I just got a kobalt router and table kit for like $165. It's worth at least a few hundred dollars.

[@ajuric4606]

I bought small cordless makita router for 150€(180$), took a pine board I found laying around, made it flat, freehand routed a small slot for my router to sit it just so I wouldn't lose too much on bit height, you can use 2 saw horses to screw the whole set up down, make sure you drive the screws bellow the surface and you are set. Oh you will probably need to buy the bits for router to make dove tail joints, but it should be around 200€(240$) for the whole setup, takes time to set it all up but it is 1/4 of the price of a decent router table with bits and jigs

[@VirginiaRealEstate]

thank you for making the video.

[@philburrows6036]

Thanks for sharing Did my trade as a Shipwright 40 years ago and remember doing these joins the old fashioned way with a Dovetail saw and were made to do them until we got them to a similar finish as your router jig Love your shop and clear explanation Cheers.😊

[@CyrylB]

Peter, you are wrong. Only the best things are made by hand. machines help but nothing beats a true Craftsman

[@freddypichardo7478]

Hi Bob, thank you for the tips on cutting dove tails! SUPER AWESOME! 🛫🛫🛫

[@asd67lkj]

Thanks. I use another brand jig which is very similar. I learned a few tips from this video....

[@oriastahao]

Very good tools

[@vonclap]

Concisely and logically explained , thank you

[@halibut1249]

Whew!! You sure did make that look easy!!

[@paulohchagas1558]

Ótimo trabalho , parabéns.

[@darrengow-brown171]

I have watched this several times and will keep watching it, because you make it look very easy and your presentation is outstanding Really appreciate this video

[@GifCoDigital]

it is very easy when you have a jig and a bit that do literally ALL the work for you.

[@BjorgenEatinger]

@@GifCoDigital Right? And he doesn't state what the bit size is.

[@CrudelyMade]

proper instruction video. great job!

[@dgb5820]

Awesome procedure and thanks for making it look so easy

[@anthonycooper3191]

You make it look so easy. The result of years of experience in carpentry-work. I wish that I could make a wooden-box as easily as you can. Thank you for putting your video on KZbin.

[@Balls607]

Bro the router and the jig did all the work

[@IrishSchaller]

​@@Balls607 and it makes the joints look like they were machine mass produced. The only skill here is using the jig correctly.

[@DaDigger]

Easy peasy,👍 I could have used that 40 years ago. That's truly innovative. ❤

[@DaDigger]

@@dangnhahuong4092 The satisfaction of completing a woodworking project is tops. I'm sitting around dozens of lifetime. My career and hobbies were the same. Happy woodworking. Stay safe.

[@LUckybones25]

This is the easiest way I’ve seen it done! Thanks!!

[@KikoValleyMan]

I enjoyed your video and thank you for educating me on this for when I’m ready to make some furniture. I can’t give you enough thumbs up.

[@anthonyhitchings1051]

Since you and the jig make it look so easy, I bought this jig kit from Keller.

[@teyronjayneevans3278]

Thank you, making woodworking accessible to all. Even I want a router now 😀

[@Bonezz024]

Wow. Thank you for sharing

[@theColJessep]

I have no idea why I'm watching this. I work in IT. I have a hammer and a screwdriver. It was very calming though. Thanks!

[@charlesroberts7557]

Thank you for teaching me that

[@eroark79]

I work in IT and STILL do woodworking at home

[@Gren4te]

Elba Roark same here! Sometimes people that work with computers want to actually do something with their bare hands ;-)

[@johnnywest5445]

That's how I started out Nathan. I'm a (retired) electronics technician who, after watching a few woodworking videos four years ago, now has an almost complete workshop in his (still carpeted) spare bedroom. Hybrid table saw, 14 inch bandsaw, planer, drill press. Until I get my garage situated for the workshop, or build one in the corner of my yard, I use my tablesaw as my workbench and square stock on with my planer and tablesaw. Works out great for smaller things. I'm working on a blanket chest right now that I think may be the limit in size for that size of a space.

[@theodurcan2]

I work in IT, and when back home every day I work in my woodwork atelier.

[@Redzircon]

Great demo, thanks Stefan, Australia

[@dunemetal67]

I used to party with Bob in college. He has calmed down a lot since the late 80s

[@michaellynch1159]

I call the 80's my lost decade...

[@jolox.]

Great video! Thanks for sharing! I want to explore dovetails so thanks again!

[@gentleman_908]

Very unique way of carpentry, thanks for sharing...

[@GPenergyhealer]

Thank you for the great instructions!

[@mheib9904]

That’s one clean shop !

[@jorgecoll6212]

Excelente trabajo.Saludos desde Panamá.

[@davidyaros157]

Amazing video. I am glad I listened all the way to the end, because more and more I feel I am missing a router table, but perhaps I could do something similar with a little more effort using a handheld router and clamps. I aspire to make boxes like you do.

[@richardlug6139]

Peachtree Woodworking has a good tutorial here on you tube showing on to do it with a hand held router.

[@fredhoffman6658]

You make it look easy. Thanks 👍

[@kenshores9900]

Enjoyed watching. I learned new techniques. Thanks

[@zebulon2.198]

Thank you for sharing this. I inherited these jigs and didn't know how to use them.

[@anthonywarner3610]

Great video, well presented and informative, Many thanks.

[@geckoproductions4128]

Nice video, well done. Thanks

[@MORIN1964J]

Cleanest shop in the world.

[@grafzeppelin9182]

coz nobody works there!

[@david1benson2jonas]

Excellent video, extremely helpful, thank you!

[@RDAUGIRD]

I have the same Keller dovetail jig. I made perfect dovetails first try, right out of the box, no table, just a router.

[@thebeybladearmory]

How would you do it without the stability of a table?

[@hallhouse5098]

Zakary DeLaura Picture the whole table flipped upside down and get creative.

[@deborahcooper8575]

Richard, how thick is your piece of wood that you hooked your Keller jig to?

[@bobmoe9221]

I have the same haircut. I think we use the same barber.

[@roddyframe123456]

@@bobmoe9221 👍😃

[@tterry53]

Great job. I should do that for my bee hive boxes instead of butt joints.

[@thebaristanamedbella7417]

Best video I have seen thx for the help

[@DaveDott]

This man is like the Bob Ross of woodworking.

[@abdullahcetinkaya5639]

Teşekkürler çok faydalı bir paylaşım.

[@patty109109]

Amazing. Need one of these jigs.

[@douglaspearce496]

patty109109 You can get the box-jointer from Sears,,,, or make your own,,, I make several box’s at a time,,, just to keeping my mine straight,, It’s easy to mess one up if you get distracted!! Good luck.

[@luisguillermoperezmejia7907]

Excelente aporte. Saludos cordiales desde Medellín Colombia

[@stevensprague7095]

I have no idea who has down-voted this. Great demonstration - i have this jig but use it so infrequently I have to refresh my memory as to how it works. Thank you for this. I ended up writing notes on my jig wood for future reference. :)

[@bryceoliver8899]

Ok I'm going to buy a router table now 👌

[@williamschreiner4247]

Anyone know who makes that router table in the video?

[@TC-ke1mh]

Great video, Thanks for sharing

[@marwanhaykal3330]

Beautiful & VERY ELEGANCE

[@afsharisohrab]

Hi! -- your description always is good.

[@rickmcqueen9209]

I Just bought the jig and have been wanting to try it. I was just a little uneasy, but your video great tips and advise. Thanks

[@capo808]

Hey rick, I bought the Journey man jig. I'm a little unsure on how to mount the backing block. I might be over thinking it. Do you have an easy explanation? Wood size etc. Thanks

[@deborahcooper8575]

Rick McQueen Hey. Rick, where did you buy the jig? Mike

[@thomaspoppy9646]

I didn`t intend to use this woodworking book, *TopFineWoodworking. Com* but instead curious about it. I had been truly amazed after trying it. It never dissatisfied me in my desire to have more information about the art of wood working. I discovered several topics such as wood types as well as designing your workshop..

[@olandeiscoleman3939]

It’s so easy with that router bit

[@cmlindgren8546]

I wish my shop was that clean.

[@someguyfromky]

This seems so much easier then using my rockler dovetail jig. I'm getting rid of that and doing it this way for now on.

[@alienxyt]

So simple! Thanks.

[@KBBAKTHA]

brilliant tutorial. A separate video on jig mounting on the block would be welcome.

[@ehangloose6444]

Nice and perfect tool

[@stargazer2042]

Very easy to understand. Thanks.

[@diyhandcrafter]

Thanks for sharing

[@jwheetree]

A quick, accurate, way to find that 8 degrees when making the jig: Using a framing square (make sure it's square first of course) scribe a line from 2 3/4" along the short leg to 19 13/16" along the long leg.

[@waoficinadamadeira4099]

Ótimo, gostei de mais, ferramentas espetaculares, pena que aqui não temos, mas da pra criar, bom dia. Grato

[@cesarsalvestro6878]

NICE JOB !!! ... CONGRATULATIONS !!!

[@mofolashadeonaolapo-haastr8239]

Good explanation....i also love how neat and organized that shop is...phew...got more work to do in my shop :(

[@silentscribes]

Great job and great video. Thank you

[@robertbrunston5406]

Your joints look great! Thank you.

[@prepperjonpnw6482]

That’s what my friend said on 4/20 lol

[@karelbaresh6727]

Well done!!! Thank you…

[@christiankastner6806]

great work, thank you

[@BambooBob]

This video was very well done. Great editing! No nonsense just get 'er done! I have a dovetail jig on order, but it's not a Keller. I hope I'm not disappointed!

[@hansdegroot8549]

Did you receive your dovetail jig? What make is it? Does it do the job well, or are you disappointed?

[@robertorosales2022]

Great video, now I know how to go about it.

[@dbj1954]

Got my Keller Jig yesterday and gave it a try. After one minor adjustment, I was making perfect dovetails on my router table. This is truly the simplest, easiest, cheapest and best dovetail system out there. I can't imagine why anyone would make dovetail joints by hand! The instructions that come with the jig could use a little updating to show the router-table method shown in the video--or at least a link to it. Bob Hunter does a great job of demonstrating the process.

[@RossMitchellsProfile]

To be fair, there is one reason you'd still do it by hand... Not everyone has a router table or even hand router.

[@terencenewlin5265]

Very nice video and work. I have a few of these plates and never used them. My PC jig is just too handy. Thanks

[@anjelusbiswas7315]

Very nice joint.

[@GmoBuelna]

Great work, love it

[@yamanalhariri339]

فنان يعطيك الف الف عافية

[@nickdeliso7026]

As I always say, everything is easy when you have all the right tools.

[@JukeboxJake]

So true

[@CodRameron]

and when all you work benches aren't covered in junk

[@relentlessmadman]

add a little know and experience(practice). the hardest part of solving any problem is to get started, and putting the tools away when your done...!

[@lewispewsey6843]

You don’t need a router to make joints use a jig saw

[@rmgj]

Easier... the word IS easier, you can put a none too bright, or inexperienced person inside a nice shop and get a mi mixed bag of results, from tepid carpentry to injuries, damaged tools and fire, the gentleman has a very very very nice and spotless shop, hats off to him, and his kind sharing of knowledge, I sincerely wish I will have time & health to learn carpentry, above my very crude actual level Blessings!!