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Dovetailed coffee/bench with finish
by Mark Singer
I
made a coffee table that rests on a leather bench. You can still
put your feet up.... even sit. The wood is Padauk and
quarter sawn Oak.
The details are simple,
dovetails, rounded ends, flat top.
Shoulder Vise Fixture
by Tom Conroy
A
few months ago I was followed home by a piece of oak that had
been on its way to the trash, roughly 1-1/8" x 4" x 48". It had
a nice color and grain and it seemed a pity to let it go to
waste, even though it was oily and grimy to the touch and I
don't really like oak all that much.
But it was exactly the right size for something I have been
wanting to make for several years and didn't want to do with
wood that would serve for something else.
Lee Valley Knife Rivets on Perfect Handle
Tools
by James D. Thompson
I recently ordered 50 of
each of 2 different sizes of knife handle rivets from
Lee Valley. The total cost was close to $20 including
shipping. Not a major expense.
When I went to use them I
found that there was a small problem. The diameter of
the body of both sizes is the same. But if you want to
mix the 2 sizes, there is the problem of different size
heads.
Machine-cut Through Dovetails
by Bob
Smalser
 The lads
I’m writing these for have been at it over a year now rehabilitating
and using basic hand tools, and it’s time to develop mastery of the
basic machines to increase efficiency. I can’t think of a
better place to begin than some basic through dovetails.
The
dovetail is a utility joint for joining wood at right angles, one
that will remain functional long after its glue has gone to dust,
and remains the best joint out there for resisting tension stress
like pulling on a heavy drawer. It is often a better joint for
carcass corners than the mortise and tenon, especially in thin,
Victorian frame and panel construction found in many old yachts…
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