Cutting Out the Dovetails
…knife and sliding your square against it to ensure a continuous knifewall all around. (Remember to ‘skip’ the tails with the knife on the inside, even though that edge will…
…knife and sliding your square against it to ensure a continuous knifewall all around. (Remember to ‘skip’ the tails with the knife on the inside, even though that edge will…
…the previous knifewall, slide the square up against the side of the knife edge. Use the knife against the square to make the second knifewall across the face of the…
…the other with a knife nick From that knife nick, square a knifewall all around, remembering to always register your square against the same edge and face. Clamp securely in…
…face and part way towards the back (top and bottom) with a definite knifewall. Then, bring back the shelf in and line up the knifewall you just made with the…
…shallow knifewall instead. You can then deepen it the knifewall freehand, tilting your knife the other way, or simply create a relief with a chisel and begin to chop, again…
…knife and make another on the opposite corner. You can now use this knife nick to make your knifewalls on the inside face. Find your knife nick and use it…
…once more with the square and knife to deepen the cut, followed by the chisel again. Pare into the knifewall to deepen the first wall Go with a second pass…
…highlight with a pencil if hard to see Transfer the knifewalls with the knife nick method If you made your markings with a pencil, make your knifewall marginally higher to…
…exact reference from the knife nick you just made. Transfer this knifewall onto both faces. Note: It will not matter if you make the adjacent knifewalls longer than the notch…
…knifewall on the corner with the edge of your knife, and slide your square against it. Lock the square in place and creat a knifewall along the edge. Repeat with…