Dovetail construction

[joe Katzenberger]

Good evening to all who are sliding down this slope
I am asking for advice on reading material on designing, laying out and cutting dovetail joints. I appreciate the videos, etc., resources but as an engineer I rather read the resource.

PS. Last week I could not respond to a fellow woodworker because I was late in renewing my contribution! The small contribution needed is a drop in the bucket to what you will benefit....advice, friendship, photos and the list goes on

[Chris Friesen]

There's a detailed writeup available here:

http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/DovetailDrawer/DovetailDrawer0.html (http://web.hypersurf.com/%7Echarlie2/DovetailDrawer/DovetailDrawer0.html)

[mike holden]

Get "the Complete Dovetail" by Ian Kirby

All the data us engineers dote on.

But, Joe, dont fall into the trap of thinking it is the magic joint - look behind the curtain and realize that it is just layout and cutting to the line.

Mike

[joe Katzenberger]

I appreciate your responses. Chris, I read through and printed your referenced material. The mirror suggestion makes sense but my wife was home so I could not "borrow" her mirrors today. Mike, "the Complete Dovetail" by Ian Kirby is now on my wish list.
I cut a large half blind dovetail today to tie the right end cap to the front piece of my new workbench. A lot of work but still good fun and practice.
Thanks again. joe Katzenberger