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How to Make a Housing Dado

By Izzy Berger | 15 November 2018 | 2
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A housing dado is a joint which passes into a side piece, it is commonly found in bookshelves.

For this exercise you will need:

  • 2 x pieces of wood
  • Square
  • Pencil
  • Steel Rule
  • Gauge
  • Woodworker’s knife
  • Chisel hammer
  • Router Plane (Optional)
  • Chisel x 2 One smaller than the width of your recess and the other 1” (25mm) wide
  • Tenon Saw (Optional)

Course Content

1. Preparing Your Stock
2. Laying Out
3. Marking Out The Recess Depth
4. Creating the Knifewall
5. Chopping Down the Knifewall
6. Pare Cutting to the Knifewall
7. Chopping to the Knifewall
8. Alternative step: Cutting Down the Knifewall
9. Marking the Second Knifewall
10. Removing the Waste Material
11. Removing the Ridge
12. Optional Step: Router Plane
13. Removing Splinters
14. Assembly
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