Dovetail Angles

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  • Ken
    29 March 2013 at 8:47 pm #10239

    I have been playing around with dovetail angels today. I think I’m going to go with 1:5  just personal preference.  A great many opinions out there, here are some that grabbed my attention.

    Dogmatic About Dovetail Angles


    dovetail-guides-which-angles.html

    http://ifonlyyouwood.blogspot.co.uk/2008/10/dovetail-angles.html

    http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/my-take-on-dovetail-angles

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Greg Merritt
    30 March 2013 at 1:07 am #10256

    I’ve been playing around with the same idea Ken.  Take a look at this video.  The piece is over 100 years old and no dovetail failure.

    http://video.pbs.org/video/1771981492

    http://hillbillydaiku.com

    Ken
    30 March 2013 at 3:04 am #10259

    Thanks Greg, Interesting video. I’m pleased we don’t make them like that anymore, still strong enough to do the job though.

    Greg Merritt
    30 March 2013 at 3:17 am #10260

    The man who made the original did everything against what is currently held to be holly writ….yet his work still remains…the lesson….enjoy your craft and execute it to the best of your ability….maybe confound the experts in 100 years.

    http://hillbillydaiku.com

    Ken
    30 March 2013 at 3:32 am #10261

    Totally  agree buddy 😉

    Greg Merritt
    30 March 2013 at 7:51 pm #10324

    One more thought about dovetail angles….make sure your chisel will clear your chosen angle…don’t box yourself into a corner that you can’t clean out.  Sorry about the pun.

    http://hillbillydaiku.com

    Ken
    30 March 2013 at 8:19 pm #10325

    Good point, my smallest dovetail chisel is  1/16″ (1.5mm) so I should be ok.

    I wood knot want to get boxed in. 😉

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