How to Make a Housing Dado By Izzy Berger | 15 November 2018 | 1 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 woodSquarePencilSteel RuleGaugeWoodworker’s knifeChisel hammerRouter Plane (Optional)Chisel x 2 One smaller than the width of your recess and the other 1” (25mm) wideTenon Saw (Optional) Course Content Lessons Status 1 Laying Out 2 Marking Out The Recess Depth 3 Creating the Knifewall 4 Chopping Down the Knifewall 5 Pare Cutting to the Knifewall 6 Chopping to the Knifewall 7 Alternative step: Cutting Down the Knifewall 8 Marking the Second Knifewall 9 Removing the Waste Material 10 Removing the Ridge 11 Optional Step: Router Plane 12 Removing Splinters 13 Assembly Posted in Courses
