Comments on: Bookshelf: The 60-Year Dovetail http://www.galoototron.com/2010/03/03/bookshelf-the-60-year-dovetail/ Woodworking with Hand Tools Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brian http://www.galoototron.com/2010/03/03/bookshelf-the-60-year-dovetail/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Brian Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:12:37 +0000 http://www.galoototron.com/?p=671#comment-591 I suppose that I prefer using the T-bevel because of the consistent angles. Somehow that's important to me, at least on joints that I have to look at all of the time. Perhaps I would feel differently about dovetails for drawers, or something like that. But you certainly don't need the T-bevel if you can saw straight enough. One thing I like about laying out the spacing by hand is that you can experiment with it before you cut anything. When you draw the ends out and they look decent, you're done. And then when you mark a matching set, all you have to do is mark from the first one you did. I suppose that I prefer using the T-bevel because of the consistent angles. Somehow that’s important to me, at least on joints that I have to look at all of the time. Perhaps I would feel differently about dovetails for drawers, or something like that. But you certainly don’t need the T-bevel if you can saw straight enough.

One thing I like about laying out the spacing by hand is that you can experiment with it before you cut anything. When you draw the ends out and they look decent, you’re done. And then when you mark a matching set, all you have to do is mark from the first one you did.

]]> By: Dan http://www.galoototron.com/2010/03/03/bookshelf-the-60-year-dovetail/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Dan Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:14:23 +0000 http://www.galoototron.com/?p=671#comment-590 Those look great Brian! I believe in laying out the spacing for the dovetails by eye as well. I've also tried it without the bevel square with modest results. I think with a little practice I could do it with just the right amount of humanness. Those look great Brian! I believe in laying out the spacing for the dovetails by eye as well. I’ve also tried it without the bevel square with modest results. I think with a little practice I could do it with just the right amount of humanness.

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