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    A little practice for a lot of drawers...

    Good Day to the Creek!

    My next project is a going to take me a little time.
    I have built the bases for a section of my shop that
    will have a ton of drawers. Around 28 in the bases
    and the uppers will have 6.

    Being that this part of my shop will be my Neander Haven
    all the drawers will be hand cut 1/2 blinds.

    With the bases ready for the drawers I have got the parts ready for 15 of the drawers.


    IMG_5011.jpg IMG_5003.jpg


    And now a little practice on some scraps.
    I don't cut dovetails every day so for me it's best to work out the bugs before I screw up a drawer.

    My first one was a little tight and it cracked.....


    IMG_5006.jpg


    The second was not bad but in making the pins as small as I could there was one little gap...


    IMG_5009.jpg

    Now that the practicing is out of the way there will be a lot of nights in the shop to get all of them done....


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    Gary,
    You should talk to Mike Holden. He just finished 580 of them!

    http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...ight=dovetails
    Dewey

    "Everything is better with Inlay or Marquetry!"


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    Well, the dovetails are certainly nice, but I am impressed with the cabinet cases! That is going to be a nice setup! Of course, for someone who is just starting to learn handcut dovetails, this is going to be interesting to see. I admire your fortitude. People like you and Mike Holden are inspirations to the rest of us "wantabes."

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    Hey G,
    I guess I will need some layout tools?
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    There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going! WCC

    Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind - Dr. Seuss

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    You will Walt.

    Dividers, Tite mark marking gauges

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    G,
    Is there a certain name of dividers you know to be high quality?
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    There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going! WCC

    Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind - Dr. Seuss

    Crohn's takes guts. WCC

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    Walt

    I got my dividers from the borg. They have served me well....

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    G,
    Where did you find those sharp Tite-mark guages?
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    There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going! WCC

    Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind - Dr. Seuss

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    I ordered them from Rob C

    Better having two if you are doing multiple dovetails.

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    G,
    Is a sliding bevel any good, or is the little wooden dovetail marker better?
    w
    There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going! WCC

    Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind - Dr. Seuss

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    I use the little wooden guys..

    Don't have to set them.

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    G,
    What do you use that slick skew block plane for?
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    There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going! WCC

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    Making a ledge on the back of the tail board for easier pin layout

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    G,
    Good show!
    There are sooo many dovetail handsaws out there...

    Which do you like?
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    There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going! WCC

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    A LN rip dove tail saw

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