All day making little boards out of big boards

[Cliff_Johns]

It took me all day of machining to make 40 boards which will eventually be just ten drawers.

Now you might think that all day to make 40 boards is a lot, and you'd be right, but they are all flat, 6-square, the same thickness, and the correct length. Tomorrow the dovetails. Man, 40 boards means 80 board ends to dovetail.

That's what vacation is all about, don't you think?

Cliff

 

[escavader]

Cliff i would love to see pics of how you put them dovetails on them drawers.I have never done that,mine have been elcheapo square corned screwed togeather.
ALAN

 

[RobS]

Sounds impressive Cliff, where are the pics to accompany? What kind of dovetail jig are you using? ... or are you a handcut purist?!?

 

[Cliff_Johns]

Sounds impressive Cliff, where are the pics to accompany? What kind of dovetail jig are you using? ... or are you a handcut purist?!?

If I only have a few, or if I'm doing real furniture, I hand cut them, but this is for build-ins so I'm using the leigh jig. I don't really like router-cut dovetails, but the Leigh is adjustable so they look a bit better and more custom.

I will take some photos if I take a break at an opportune moment.
Cliff

 

[Egon]

Making duplicate boards takes time.

I have yet to assemble my first dovetail but really do not look forward to the original one. The rest should come a little easier.

Hand cutting takes skills that may jusy elude me!

 

[texbaylea]

I have made a few router cut dovetails but not with a jig as versatle as the Leigh. You really have to keep your mind on what you are doing to be sure you cut on the proper edge and side.

I just got a new router, Portet-Cable 693LRD. A 690 motor with fixed, d-handle, and plunge bases. Grizzly Industrial -- Home has a very good price on it right now. Had to replace two routers that were more than 40 years old. Ready for another project now.

Vernon

 

[EddieWalker]

I'm with the others, lets see some pictures.

I've never done dovetails either and would love to see how you do them by hand. I usualy make mine with rabbit joins and daddo in the bottom. I like to make the drawer faces really nice, and I do them after the box is done. Then I attach it to the drawer box to fine tune how it fits.

Thanks,
Eddie

 

[Cliff_Johns]

OK, I finished the tails for the dovetails today.

Here is a photo of them all stacked up.

A detail photo of the tails on one of the boards.

And a photo of the tail section in the Leigh Jig with a backer board to reduce tearout.

Cliff

 

[Cliff_Johns]

I forgot to say that I tailed both ends of these boards. I will dovetail the backs in the same way that I dovetail the fronts.

I'll post some more photos when I have the pins done.

Cliff

 

[czechsonofagun]

OK, I finished the tails for the dovetails today.

Here is a photo of them all stacked up.

A detail photo of the tails on one of the boards.

And a photo of the tail section in the Leigh Jig with a backer board to reduce tearout.

Cliff

Beautiful!