I was thinking of tying hand cut dovetails. I think this may be an easy one to start with
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Dovetails
Oct 11, 2018
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Yeah lettuce know when you start. ;~)
Pretty impressive.
Assuming one has really sharp tools: The harder the wood, the easier/smoother the cutting/carving. With a soft wood, the wood fibers would have a tendency to tear/compress, rather than cut cleanly.
Sonny
Have you family post the address of the sanatarium when you end up in when you try these dovetails. We will send cards
Looks OK for a beginner's learning project. Then you can move on to the difficult stuff...
Yeah, that appears to be walnut and maple, so the cutting likely went as good as it possibly could.
I may start tomorrow, but it may be a little while before I finish. Don't wait up for me.
.. when doves cry ? .. or when dovetail makers cry ? John T.
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