Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery
Cutting the Joints 2
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: Cutting the Joints 2
Overview
“Now that the necessary markings have been made, it's time to cut out the dovetails! You will see how I work with the saws and chisel to do this. ”
In this video lesson Helen Welch addresses the topic: Cutting the Joints 2, 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
“ Cutting the Joints To recap, we want to make sure that we've marked on the shoulder lines, we've marked on our mitres, and we've marked on the tails, front and back, and the ends of the board. Once those are in place, we can go ahead and cut them out. Now, I'll saw out the dovetails. We are leaning the work over so that the cut line that we're working to will be vertical and therefore easier to saw. Finally, the last two cuts that are part of the mitre are vertical. Checking to see that all the cuts have gone to the baseline. I think I've missed one here. Now, I'll go in with my fretsaw a...”
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Course summary for: Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery
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Category
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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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