I have a small bathroom remodel project looming in the future. I decided to get a jump on a couple cabinets so that when I'm ready to start the remodel all the necessary components are at hand. The cabinetry is going to be simple in a clean, modern-ish style which is not what I normally build. This is an in-progress build, and I'll try to keep it moving along so it doesn't get boring. Anyway...
Derek's mitered dovetails on his coffee table build looked so cool i wanted to try some, and I figured they would work well on the medicine cabinet carcase. A while back I adopted his blue tape trick for marking out pins & tails, and it made a world of difference in my accuracy. As usual, I milled my stock with machinery and did everything else so far with hand tools. I'm just not a big enough glutton for punishment to forgo the electrons spent on the jointer and planer.
The pics:
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Here's the simple jig I built to shoot the miters with a paring chisel.
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Dry fit joint
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This is how you know that your paring chisel is SHARP!
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