Hello all,
I’m new to your MasterClasses … it has only been about a month I think. Thus far I’m enjoyed watching and learning, wish I didn’t have day job so that I could spend a little more time with my hobby. My wife hasn’t called it an obsession so I’m doing fine.
As it is the Christmas season I needed to put together a few presents, I decided on sliding dovetail serving trays. As I was making my simple little project I was wondering how Paul would go about making the same thing and what lessons should I apply: Sharp chisels and planes, check; square my stock, check; wax my planes and router, check; knife walls are my friend but what 8” sliding dovetail? Hmmm now what I haven’t I seen Paul do: use a Japanese saw, and use a holdfast. For a finish I went with food safe Tried & True Danish Oil with the Original Tried & True over top. The wood used was mahogany and walnut.
I thought that given the long cut required Paul might make a jig to cut the sliding dovetails. It would allow my to cut at a uniform angle with the saw and rest my chisels against. How did I do?
Thank you and Merry Christmas from Canada.
Greg