Not sure if this would be the right place for this but I thought I would give it a try any how. I am a Technology Education teacher at a high school where among other subjects I teach a few woods courses. I have recent assigned my students to cut a set of Hand-cut Dovetails. Teaching them about how to lay them out, how to cut them out, etc. The idea was to give them some real practice using a chisel, hand saw, and various other hand tools. I am getting near the end of the project, The joints don't look terrible....some of them any way, and I am having difficulty creating a rubric (a teaching tool used to help evaluate a students work based on a specific set of criteria). I was wondering if maybe if some of you guys could help guide me in the right direction.
My question is this: If you were evaluating someones work who had made hand-cut dovetails, what would you look for? What qualities do you feel are most important in a good quality dovetail joint?
Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.