Tag Archives: Dovetails

January 2, 2011
12:14 am
by: Torch02

The Next Challenge – A Dovetail A Day

Several weeks ago I came across a one of Chris Schwarz’s blog posts where one of his reader’s had followed his path in cutting a dovetail joint each day. This struck me as a great idea for my crazy self-challenge of … Continue reading →

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June 5, 2010
5:57 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 15/52

I know what you’re thinking – two designs in the same afternoon? Well I wouldn’t believe it either if I wasn’t writing this, so enjoy this design for candlesticks: The impetus for this design is the set of candlesticks I’m … Continue reading →

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May 29, 2010
11:16 pm
by: Torch02

Cleaning, Space, and Dovetails

I didn’t really build anything today, but it was a productive day in the shop. I did a lot of cleaning and rearranging in the garage. I got all of our house paint cans off the floor, on to a … Continue reading →

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December 7, 2009
11:55 pm
by: Torch02

Slowly Taking Over

Last night I finally got back into the garage after a long hiatus, traveling for Thanksgiving and for work over the past two weeks. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve really come to realize that woodworking isn’t just a … Continue reading →

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October 18, 2009
1:19 am
by: Torch02

An Ugly “Holy Grail”

Many woodworkers consider hand-cut dovetails to be the end-all, be-all, holy grail of joinery.  It is easy to understand why; they are simply beautiful, while being highly functional and strong. Matt Kenney of Fine Woodworking shared a fine example earlier … Continue reading →

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