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  1. This is a substantial bracket for sure, I have never cut a “houndstooth” Dove Tail before. I have just the application for a couple of these brackets out in my shop.

    Looking forward to the finished project, thanks Paul and team for another great project.

    Steve

  2. Isn’t that two half pins and one whole pin making it two dovetails? I’m asking a question . I suppose it doesn’t really matter that much . I do like the project though. This bracket is essential in a woodworking shop I would think . I probably could make one like this after going through 200 bf. of lumber lol, “Probably. I’m sorry but I can’t help myself. I have to be joking all the time. Thanks for the project I do like it. A lot.

  3. Thank you. One of my favourite lessons yet. This attention to to accurate layout on the wood itself seems to me to be one of the big differentiating factors between seeing real artisanal skill with a heritage of hundreds of years (with Paul providing half of one of those hundreds), and seeing industrial methods translocated at great expense to home wood workers feeling obliged to become machinists.
    It exemplifies what I love about WWMC.
    Also I have a caseless pendulum clock mechanism (a comtoise) that will one day sit on a shelf with brackets like these.

  4. I am going to build a set of these for a friend in New York City to use as a bicycle hanger in his apartment. I think I will modify the end of the top rail by adding a additional block that can be fitted to the top tube of the bicycle and then lined with felt to protect the finish on his bike. Thanks for the great idea!

    –mike–

  5. What does getting your saw square to the piece mean? Vertical at a perpendicular angle to the workpiece? Paul often drops his hand to gain more power to the saw stroke. What is the purpose of getting the saw square if you angle the blade of the saw later?

    1. Hello Justin,
      Square to the piece, means that the cut is exactly in line with the knife wall or pencil line, so at exactly 90 degrees to the wood. Paul drops his hand to help keep inline with the cut and/or to enable small adjustments to stay in line.

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