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Dovetail Joints

Mr. English
Starting a side piece
Use you marking Setting your marking
gauge to mark the gauge to these
bases of the measurement mark a
Shoulder dovetails…12mm…add hole on the shoulder
line 15mm…add 16mm… line.

➢ Mark face side and


face edge.
➢ Measure the
thickness of the
piece (18mm).
➢ Wrap all the way
around using your
try-square.
➢ Once they’re marked, use your try-square to bring them straight
across the top, and back down again using your sliding bevel.

➢ Use the sliding bevel


➢ Set up your 1:6 (in to mark the angles of
10mm, up 60mm) your dovetail in your
drawing. ➢ Keep the sliding bevel
on your timber and
flat up against the top
set your sliding set
surface to insure the
square up to it.
proper angle is made.

Finished product
Cutting Process
➢ Turn the piece so that these two lines are
➢ Make sure to cut on the waste side of the line
vertical. (turn piece around and put the waste on
using the pistol grip and boxer stance.
the right for the other 2 cuts.)
Taking out the middle piece
➢ Method 2: Use
the coping saw.
➢ Method 1: Use the (C for Curves..
mallet and a 10mm And the shape
chisel and a clamp. of the saw.)
➢ Piece flat on the ➢ Cut in and
table. down towards
➢ Cut bit by bit. the shoulder
Moving the chisel line.
left ..(hammer)..to ➢ Then slowly
right (hammer).. and turn the blade
repeat. while staying
cutting to go
across
➢ Once the piece horizontally.
comes out, tidy up
the rest of the waste
down to the ➢ Once the piece
shoulder line with comes out, tidy
the chisel. up the rest of
the waste down
to the shoulder
line with the
chisel.
Shoulders

➢ Place sideways in the vice and have the shoulder line vertical and cut with the tenon saw.
➢ Pieces are uneven.
➢ We will use tracing to try and
match the tails to the pins

➢ Finished product

➢ We can’t mark our long piece


from the drawing as the
measurements do not match.. so
we have to “customise” them
using tracing.
Marking the pins
Shoulder
line

Use your pencil to trace the tails


Mark the side piece onto the pins piece.
you’re using A and the Align the shoulder
corresponding name line to the edge of
on the long piece. the long piece that
is in your vice.
Use your set square to
Result: bring down these lines
at 90 degrees.

Bring them down as


far as the 18mm
shoulder line and
wrap it around the
piece.
Cutting the pins
➢ Flip the piece
around for the
other two cuts

➢ Cut on the waste


side.
➢ Waste is on the
right of the blade.
➢ Slowly turn the
➢ Cut in and down blade while cutting
towards your line and cut across

➢ This time angle yourself to


match the line you are
cutting.
➢ After the coping saw use the
chisel to clean up the waste down
to the shoulder line.

➢ (Small bit at a time. Keep the


chisel slightly above the shoulder
line until the heavy material is
gone. The clean it up down to the
line)

➢ Keep taking small shavings at a


time to try get them to fit.
Cut..check..cut…check etc.
Trenching
➢ Cut the side of the ➢ Cut on the waste
trench and cut relief side.
cuts. ➢ Use the “Mountain
➢ Waste is on the
Method” to process your
right of the blade.
trench.

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