Originally Posted by
Roy Lindberry
While I would certainly not dissuade you from giving Rob your money (I think Rob Cosman is a great teacher, and have watched his "Rough to Ready DVD" multiple times and have learned a lot), I will tell you how I did it.
I watched Rob's 3 minute dovetail video about 20 times, and then went out and practiced. Rob is a very good teacher, and even in this demonstration (which wasn't really intended to be instructional, in my opinion) it was easy to learn the technique and process. For me, that video was sufficient, and the most important thing has simply been practice. Of course, if you are suffering on the mechanics of sawing or something, then this short video probably won't be sufficient.
As a side note, I learned how to sharpen simply from watching another of Rob's promotional videos multiple times - the one for the angle trainer. While these promo videos have prevented Rob from getting my money for these techniques, the helpfulness has secured my patronage for other endeavors (such as rough to ready and mortise and tenon joints). His teaching style is very good.