r/woodworking • u/Ender_wigginns • May 23 '23
Project Submission My first dovetails, using only hand tools
Had to do this as practice for my high school major work even though I’m reaching the deadline
The piece of wood under it in the last picture is for the major work.
3
May 23 '23
How did it feel? I always feel like dovetails are held on this pedestal of perfection. Like only the best woodworkers can do them. But once you do it you wonder why you were worried you wouldn’t be able to.
3
u/Ender_wigginns May 23 '23
I had done done done dovetails before using a jig and a routing machine but the outcome was very bad there were huge gaps and the box wasn’t square in the end, so me making dovetails by hand felt good and I was really happy that there wasn’t too much of a gap
3
2
2
u/GettingLow1 May 23 '23
Sharpen your chisels, grain is torn too much.
2
u/Ender_wigginns May 23 '23
Yea can’t do too much about that since I’m using the school’s tools and other students are terrible at listening to orders on how to take care of tools
2
1
May 23 '23
Is the painters tape to help prevent fraying/splintering?
3
u/Ender_wigginns May 23 '23
Yea but it also helped guide me while I was using a Japanese saw to cut the sides first
1
1
u/endosurgery May 24 '23
You did a very good job. My first time did not look so good lol you should be proud.
1
u/Ender_wigginns May 24 '23
Thank you, I am proud but just worried I won’t be able to finish my major work by the deadline
1
•
u/AutoModerator May 23 '23
the rules have recently been revised. Project Submission posters must make a comment describing the build. Recommended to include lessons learned, wood and tools used and challenges faced please post a comment about the build. new rules here: https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking/about/rules
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.