Make a Dovetail Box in 12 Minutes -- WOOD magazine

[@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.

[@MikeyDonna]

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

[@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....

[@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.

[@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.

[@GB-mu9ue]

You can’t imagine why people would make stuff by hand? Because machines are noisy, expensive and teach you zero skills.

[@GB-mu9ue]

I mean listen to yourself. You complain about not having clearer instructions for your shop-bought jig and router table to do this. Doing things by hand doesn’t just teach you skills, it helps you understand how to solve problems and work things out yourself.

[@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.

[@spydirty2530]

This is just like a Rachel Ray 30min meal. All the ingredients are magically prepped and ready to go into the dish

[@tremor360]

I love that your 12 minutes included a test piece

[@oriastahao]

Very good tools

[@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...

[@asd67lkj]

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

[@zebulon2.198]

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

[@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.

[@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. :)

[@teyronnewreality]

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

[@barriejones15]

A perfectly produced tutorial, many thanks

[@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!!

[@irblueflames69]

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

[@SMWChanel]

Nice videos i am very enjoy with your video 👍👍👍👍👍👍 well done for you "Greetings Wood worker"

[@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.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Oh, wow! I'm going to have to find one of those jigs! I don't do Amazon (Bezos doesn't need my money. My local store does), but I didn't even realize there _was_ a jig for this process! A *whole* lot faster and more precise than using a saw! I'm glad I found this channel. 🙂👍🏼 The only thing is, I want to make really tiny boxes, like for gifts and such, to go with the special handmade earrings my friend makes, and I want to show her a sample to offer people, to even see if it's something that her clientele would be interested in, and that jig, even if I find one, is way, _way_ too big for what I'd be doing. 😄 I'll have to see if I can think of how to make one, then, for smaller projects. 🤔

[@davidjenson4512]

I'd suggest a Leigh jig for anything other than the size box shown here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/foG8qGSsndJ7esk

[@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

[@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 👍😃

[@dbj1954]

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

[@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.

[@MORIN1964J]

Cleanest shop in the world.

[@grafzeppelin9182]

coz nobody works there!

[@outersketcher]

Whhheeerreeee has this video been for the past twelve years of my life? Niiice.

[@upwoodart]

Good work sir good information

[@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

[@troark15-m5o]

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.

[@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

[@Redzircon]

Great demo, thanks Stefan, Australia

[@GYANSupportforEverything]

Great job Sir👍👌👍♥

[@ehangloose6444]

Nice and perfect tool

[@anthonyhitchings1051]

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

[@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!!

[@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.👌👌

[@marwanhaykal3330]

Beautiful & VERY ELEGANCE

[@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.

[@dgb5820]

Awesome procedure and thanks for making it look so easy

[@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.

[@jamespooley6397]

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

[@olandeiscoleman3939]

It’s so easy with that router bit

[@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

[@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!!

[@cesarsalvestro6878]

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

[@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.

[@craigmonteforte1478]

Very nice demonstration , As my Dad always told me , If you have the right Tools you can make Life Easier ! i’m a retired Woodworker myself who spent over 35 Years in Commercial AtchitetualWoodwork it’s also been my Passion and Hobby for over 40 years i personally do not Trust most brands of the QuickmGrip style of Clamps especially for Routing Purposes that have the Vibration i have not ever had traditional CClamp or PonynBrand F Clamps coevlose or get “bumped loose on me during Machining but i have had Quick Grips ?

[@heimdallr3441]

8 1/2 years later it is still the simplest way I've seen so far. Great!

[@andre_resin2208]

Nah Bourbon Moth Woodworking's method is easier.

[@mheib9904]

That’s one clean shop !

[@LUckybones25]

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

[@rafaellondono1882]

Gracias maestro por enseñar , estaba haciendo un cofre y sus explicaciones me ayudan hacer de manera facil... abundancia, prosperidad, amor, salud, alegría, armonía,...para usted y su familia....hare krishna

[@renoholland7090]

Nicely done.

[@southernguy35]

Hmmm. My father used to keep bees and made his own beehives. The jig is still there or should be and I always wondered how it worked.

[@martinh3453]

So with the making of this video you have just ensured that anyone with enough money and some practice can make a dove-tailed box, which means it is no longer really a special skill of excellence to make one. Thanks for that.

[@bjhfilms7708]

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

[@silentscribes]

Great job and great video. Thank you

[@anjelusbiswas7315]

Very nice joint.

[@JoClinicChannel]

great video we have an idea how to make like this i need tools like this good job keep on sharing videos very helpful to us thank you my friend nice to meet you thank you again godbless and keepsafe always

[@TheJmills39]

Cutting dovetails with a router instead of by hand just seems boring. I can understand if it's a business/revenue matter. This is a great demonstration though, and you explain it very well.

[@daviddaniels7260]

At woodwork class in the 70's I made a dovetailed trinket box for my mum.we had woodwork for 2 hours every Friday .It took 5 months to make,using a dovetail saw , chisel,etc.i still have the box and it looks nothing like the one shown.i didn't pursue carpentry as a career,but it looks like anyone could do it now .

[@shoyrushoyru]

Remember value is not found in whether anyone else can do the task but how fulfilling it is to complete. The thing that was difficult for you years ago now has a rig that with only some effort can be used to quickly make a similar result. These have become conveniences and new struggles arise in other areas as technology advances. People who gain skill in different fields will always have a need, albeit in accordance with changing struggles and conveniences.

[@andrescosta2992]

I am 63.....U wanna know how many times in my life I watched Dove Tails Videos ? Yep.....many. But this time I think I got it. Wrote down all the steps..one by one. Coming into my shop tomorrow. (in my gar.) And I will try. For future Ref.....today 2/12/2021 & it's the 3rd day.....on the 2nd impchmnt of Trump. And thnks to Wood Mag. fellow. Great xplanation. Let U know this wk/end. how did I do. Take care !

[@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.

[@daveengel5751]

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

[@Zack-xz1ph]

could this jig be used for box joints as well? using only a straight bit of course

[@braddragon1812]

Awesome video. Thank you

[@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..

[@DaveDott]

This man is like the Bob Ross of woodworking.

[@fungiformenow]

Fascinating

[@thomdombrowski8572]

have not bought this yet, but plan to. If I am doing just box joints rather than dovetail, do I still change bits, or use the same? never mind.. now I see one side is for tails and the other for pins.

[@asicomovienes892]

I love this video 👍🏻

[@david1benson2jonas]

Excellent video, extremely helpful, thank you!

[@beastking55]

CAN YOU SHOW HOW YOU MADE THE LID PLEASE

[@tterry53]

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

[@davidjenson4512]

'Couple of things - The jig will determine the width of the stock that you use, and the router bits look like dedicated bits that came with the jig.

[@dmaccre8tions]

Hello! I’m late to the party - just found this video recently. Is there a way to use this jig for box joints?

[@rachidbensaid4665]

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[@Guiller369]

Great work, love it

[@gentleman_908]

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

[@coachingangels]

Amazing video

[@stargazer2042]

Very easy to understand. Thanks.

[@gergemall]

Super nice 👍.

[@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.

[@cesarsalvestro2766]

GOOD JOB !!! ... THANK YOU !!!

[@KodyKimani]

omg i'll never get the hang of it- suppose I'll just try... only way to learn

[@grandmarnier3746]

How are dovetails "hallmarks" of good craftsmanship when they're machined in......

[@Timw-om6pm]

Hand cut dovetails are the hallmark of good craftsmanship. These are obviously not hand cut lol

[@subbassrules]

Since a router can produce better, more consistent joints, I find people disrespecting router cut joints silly. There are very few people good enough with a handsaw to make a better fitting joint than can be created with a router. Handmade doesn't automatically mean higher quality.

[@GB-mu9ue]

No of course it doesn’t. But that’s not the point. When they are done well by hand it’s indicative of someone who is an experienced woodworker, meaning the rest of the build will be high quality. Just because someone can do something with a machine that requires no skill, just measuring and alignment, doesn’t mean the rest of the build will be good.

[@TadTheTinker]

Because it is one of the most complex joints out there. Cut by hand or machine, it takes knowledge and skill to set everything, cut the joints, and make it look good. Certainly, the handcut indicates a more experienced craftsman, but machine cut doesn't automatically mean lesser quality. The dovetail joint indicates the quality of work the craftsman is making. A dovetail on a drawer box says they understand the use and want the product they build to last a long time. The same drawer could be made with butt joints, and it says they don't expect the drawer to last long. So instead of lambasting the tools, consider the bigger picture a bit more.

[@manbach]

Very special!

[@tonzellia]

Great video. A friend of mine sent it to me. I appreciate you making it more understanding how to get perfect dovetail joints. Great video.

[@alienxyt]

So simple! Thanks.

[@LoneWolf-yp2mo]

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

[@ismanismun5736]

Beauty box ❤❤❤

[@jansolo55]

Pretty good !!

[@brucelavis4934]

Great video. I am new to making dovetail joints. I have and older craftsman jig to mount to my workbench. It appears to me that 2 boards at right angle to each other can be routed with handheld router. What is the advantage of using an expensive ( say a Keller) templates approach. I can see the benefit of using my router table. Would you show me some favor and recommend some less expensive jig templates. I think your approach is the way to go and could offer me more flexibility.Thank you Bruce

[@Freespirit5371]

WOW, I am shocked and dismayed by the number of negative comments. If the people making all the negative comments are such experts then why are you here? Or, if the people watching want to learn then quit complaining that he used a template when he told you up front that this video is about making dovetail joints using a template and a router.

[@mofolashadeonaolapo-haastr8239]

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

[@mohamedelnahal3394]

Very very good