Premium Videos
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VIDEO: Half-Blind Dovetails Overview
The half-blind dovetail is a used when you do not want to see the dovetail joint exposed on one surface, such as the front face of a drawer. Learn how to properly construct a drawer with half-blind dovetails.
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VIDEO: Half-Blind Dovetails – Cutting the Pins
How to mark drawer parts for half-blind dovetails. You’ll learn how mark the depth of the dovetails and lay out the pins for both the front and back of the drawer box.
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VIDEO: Half-Blind Dovetails – Sawing Tail Sockets
In this episode of Hand Cutting Dovetails series, Ernie continues his lesson about how to make drawers using half-blind dovetails.
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VIDEO: Introduction to Hand Cutting Dovetail Series
The dovetail may be the most iconic joint in woodworking. In this premium video series, Ernie Conover demonstrates how to lay out, cut, and assemble the most popular types of dovetail joints.
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VIDEO: How to Adjust Dovetail Pin Layout for Box Lids
How to widen a pin that is located on the seam of a box lid. You’ll also see an example of how to to adjust the pin layout when a drawer is inset in a box side.
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VIDEO: Test Fit and Gluing Through Dovetails
How to test the fit of the through dovetail joints before final assembly and how to make dovetail clamping cauls that apply clamping force to the joint.
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VIDEO: How to Saw Through Dovetail Tail Boards
Learn how to saw the tails for a through dovetail joint. after making the saw cuts, he demonstrates how to use a chisel to remove the waste.
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VIDEO: Transferring Through Dovetail Pin Layout
Learn how to transfer the through dovetail pin layout to the tail board.
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VIDEO: Through Dovetail Pins – Chiseling the Waste
How to chisel the waste out when making the pins for a through dovetail joint. You’ll learn the chisel techniques Ernie uses to accurately chisel out the waste around the pins.