In this episode Paul shows how to use the smoothing plane to raise the solid wood panels to fit in the top frame of the chest. He introduces a few different approaches to make sure you get, crisp, mitred corners and an even chamfer.
In this episode Paul shows how to plane and scrape the frame and also cut plywood for the bottom of the cabinet (he will show an alternate solid wood method in a later episode). He will also show assembly and gluing up.
In this episode Paul shows how to continue to make the frame for the bottom of the chest. He shows how to make the tenons and fit the frame together. This is the first time that we have shown how to make mortise and tenon frames on Woodworking Masterclasses.
In this episode Paul shows how to layout and run grooves in the bottom frame. He also lays out the mortises and cuts the first mortises.
In this episode Paul assembles and glues up the main frame of the tool chest. This concludes the section on the large dovetail joinery for this project.
In this episode Paul continues to cut the dovetail joint. He progresses to cutting the pins. He also shows how to cut an unusual variant on the traditional dovetail for the cross-rail.
This page includes important information such as wood dimensions and a short introductory video.
This is the first episode in which Paul discusses the material and dimensions to begin with. He then shows how to begin to lay out and cut the dovetails.