by Myko | Jul 18, 2024 | Dovetail Projects
On a recent build of a small dining table, a parameter changed after the rough cutting had been done. The table, originally to measure 30 x 40 inches now needed to be 30 x 46-48. No Bueno! The stock I had chosen was a beautiful board of curly maple, 5/4 x 11 x 130...
by Myko | Aug 21, 2023 | Dovetail Tools
The Moxon riser vise has been a popular conversation topic of late and a recent article had me looking at my own, now in its third iteration. I don’t even have snapshots of the first 2 versions. They were made before content replaced cash as King. My first version was...
by Myko | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Two of the questions that have been coming up more frequently lately have been “What are typical dovetail dimensions?” and “What is the standard dovetail size?”. The simplest answer is that the size and spacing of your dovetails is dictated (mostly) by the size of the...
by Myko | Sep 19, 2022 | Dovetail Projects
Introduction A true mark of a skilled woodworker is making beautiful furniture using dovetail joints. Fine furniture is often constructed with small dovetail drawer boxes. The dovetail drawer is extremely durable but also aesthetically pleasing and strong in design....
by Myko | Jan 18, 2022 | Dovetail Projects
Dovetailing Long Boards When I was developing the Collinear Marking method of marking out dovetails I knew that there was going to be an inherent advantage in many situations. One of these is dovetail joinery for longer and larger boards. My most recent project that...
