VIDEO 10/15 of Joshua Farnsworth’s free hand cut dovetail video series shows how to layout the pins using the previously cut tails as a template.

This is a very detailed tutorial designed to teach beginners how to become expert at dovetailing by hand. It is offered as a free resource to encourage the revival of traditional woodworking.

Hand-Cut-Dovetails

This detailed video series was inspired by a 5 day class that I took from Roy Underhill and Bill Anderson: world-renowned experts on traditional woodworking with hand tools.

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Mark Johnston
Mark Johnston
May 20, 2014 11:08 am

For most 19th century furniture makers simplicity and speed were, I think, very important since speed and simplicity meant productivity. This is the approach I like to replicate so I try to use as few tools and steps as I can. When I lay out dovetails for drawer ends (using the same pattern as you do here) I simply halve the width of the board for the first pin. Halve those to make quarters for the other pins. Ganging pieces… Read more »

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