Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery
Dovetails 1
A course by Helen Welch , Woodworker and Head Instructor at the London School of Furniture Making
Joined April 2022
Joined April 2022
About the video: Dovetails 1
Overview
“I will now demonstrate how to mark out and cut your first dovetails. First, you will learn how to use the marking gauge to mark the shoulder line on the tails. Let's dive in!”
In this video lesson Helen Welch addresses the topic: Dovetails 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery. Learn woodworking techniques to cut, sand, and assemble wooden pieces with classic dovetail joints.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Dovetails In this lesson, you'll be marking out and cutting your first dovetails. I'll now put my glasses on. Here on the table, I have a set of marking tools and cutting tools. In front of me, I have a marking gauge, a marking knife, a pencil, the all-important rubber, coloured dots, masking tape, a small mallet, a set of chisels, my dovetail saw, my fretsaw, and my plane. I'm using tulipwood. This is a nice, soft, and easy-to-work timber and it's fairly inexpensive. I won't get too deep into careful measuring and spacing. I want you to get used to the feeling of sawing and chiselling th...”
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Course summary for: Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Design, Woodworking
Helen Welch
A course by Helen Welch
Helen Welch is a woodworker from London with decades of experience. She started her career as an apprentice carpenter before moving to guitar making. Eventually, she found her passion in teaching. After teaching at the London Metropolitan University, in 2013, Helen founded the London School of Furniture Making. There, she has created a space where both beginners and more experienced makers alike can learn the fundamental skills for success in their woodworking through short but intensive introductory workshops. She’s had the opportunity to take her woodworking expertise to television as well, having served as a judge on Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker.
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