Dovetail Jig???
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Hello everyone.
I was watching a video on James Krenov last night on YouTube. He was using a jig very much like the one Mr Sellers uses for mortises. Essentially, it was just a straightedge that was clamped along the knife wall on the pin board ( I guess it could be used on the tails also). He was registering his chisel on the jig to pare down the end grain at the bottom of the pin recess. Has anyone tried this? If so, was it worth the effort? It was kind of an “ah-ha” moment for me as I struggle sometimes in this area and accidentally undercut. I thought I would ask here to see if anyone has messed about with the idea.
Thanks in advance
Riley
Hej Riley,
Wherever a guide, jig or template will facilitate accuracy and precision, I’m happy to apply them.
For dovetails and mortices, to a degree, I use a modification of a technique I watched Mr. David Charlesworth use in one of his videos.
Basically, I use a Veritas setup block which can slide along the shoulders of the tails or fins, but is blocked from moving away from them by a piece of wood clamped down to the work piece.
Just inside of the knife-lines I put another set of lines, and then chisel out the waste from those lines. Finally, I put the chisel in the proper knife-lines, place the setup block behind, and tap down to remove a chip of around a millimetre in thickness.