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Finally figured out a better way to cut dovetails after 8 years
I used to hack away at dovetails with a coping saw and chisels, and they always came out kinda rough. Took me like 45 minutes per corner and I'd still have gaps I had to fill with shims. Then I watched a guy in a forum show how he uses a bandsaw to waste out the waste between pins and tails. Tried it on a cherry nightstand last month and cut my time down to 20 minutes per corner with way cleaner fit. Still tweaking my technique but man, what a difference. Any of you guys use a bandsaw for dovetails or you still stick to the old school way?
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ryanm607d ago
Man, that's awesome. It's funny how we get stuck in one way of doing things forever, but then one little change just opens everything up. Kinda like how I used to peel potatoes with a regular knife for years till my buddy showed me a peeler that actually works, ha.
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allen.iris7d ago
I mean, is it really that serious though?" - Not trying to be rude but like, dovetails are joints. They hold wood together. The whole "I spent 8 years doing it the hard way then a lightbulb went off" thing feels a bit dramatic. I get that people take pride in their craft but it's basically just cutting triangles, right? Like you're not solving world hunger here. Bandsaw or coping saw, either way you're just making drawer corners.
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