It was recent asked of me to put up my other works besides the scrolling. So, I'll start with this. Made this for my mother a few years ago as a gift. Obviously it is well used, but I should have cleaned it up first. ...Why didn't I clean it first?!
Well, anyway, black walnut with maple drawer sides and back. The bottoms of the drawers are birch plywood slid into slots cut into the sides and front. The rear of the drawers do not have a slot in them which allows for the removal of the bottom in the event of damage due to overloading. Dovetails cut by hand. Finished with tung oil.
If anybody cares to see more like this (cleaned up though), I'll see that it is done.
Well, anyway, black walnut with maple drawer sides and back. The bottoms of the drawers are birch plywood slid into slots cut into the sides and front. The rear of the drawers do not have a slot in them which allows for the removal of the bottom in the event of damage due to overloading. Dovetails cut by hand. Finished with tung oil.
If anybody cares to see more like this (cleaned up though), I'll see that it is done.
Category Crafting / All
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Size 853 x 900px
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The "interlocking puzzle pieces" are called dovetails because the look just like the tail of a dove. I use these for all my drawers for two reasons. One, they look good, and two, they are arguably the strongest joint there is when dealing with a linear pull. There are a few types of dovetails, this one in particular is called a half-blind dovetail. Reason being you can see it from the side, but not the front. There are also through dovetails which can be seen from both sides, and sliding dovetails. I'll put up examples of each in the future.
As for your question, I use a dovetail saw (similar to this http://www.leevalley.com/US/Wood/page.aspx?p=48032&cat=1,42884), chisels, wooden mallet, and, on bigger dovetail pieces, a modified piece of bandsaw blade (teeth cut off and back sharpened like a knife). An easier way to do these is just to use a router with a dovetail jig and dovetail bits. It's a neat setup, but the angle of the dovetail is limited due to the physical limits of the router bits. I'll elaborate more on how I do it by hand if you'd like.
As for your question, I use a dovetail saw (similar to this http://www.leevalley.com/US/Wood/page.aspx?p=48032&cat=1,42884), chisels, wooden mallet, and, on bigger dovetail pieces, a modified piece of bandsaw blade (teeth cut off and back sharpened like a knife). An easier way to do these is just to use a router with a dovetail jig and dovetail bits. It's a neat setup, but the angle of the dovetail is limited due to the physical limits of the router bits. I'll elaborate more on how I do it by hand if you'd like.
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