The Dovetail Book

Name: The Dovetail Book
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SKU: 9781950934942
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By Popular Woodworking

Summary

The Dovetail Book is a comprehensive guide to mastering the iconic dovetail joint, a fundamental element of woodworking. This collection from Popular Woodworking offers detailed techniques, instructions, jigs, and tips for creating a variety of dovetails, including traditional, sliding, housed, half-blind, compound, and houndstooth. Featuring expert advice from renowned woodworkers like Christopher Schwarz and Frank Klausz, the book equips readers to craft beautiful, tight-fitting joints by hand or power tools, perfect for drawers, boxes, cabinets, and more.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book is ideal for both amateur and experienced woodworkers eager to enhance their skills in joinery, especially those wishing to master the classic dovetail joint through practical guidance and expert insight.

Description

Master the Dovetail...The Iconic, Fundamental Woodworking Joint.

The iconic dovetail is the king of woodworking joints; creating a beautiful, tightly fit dovetail corner ranks top among many woodworkers' bucket lists. Get your pins and tails straight with this must-have collection of techniques, instructions, jigs, and tips from Popular Woodworking. You'll expand your repertoire of tight-fitting dovetails from traditional to varieties such as sliding, housed, half-blind, compound, houndstooth, and more.

With words of wisdom from the likes of Christopher Schwarz, Frank Klausz, Roy Underhill, and Bill Hylton, you'll soon be able to create satisfying dovetails with both hand and power tools. After absorbing the techniques and processes described, you'll be able to create handsome drawers, boxes, cabinets, and more. Stuffed with useful advice, jigs, and step-by-step instructions, this volume will please any woodworker who wants to master the quintessential dovetail joint.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781950934942

Publisher: Cedar Lane Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Cedar Lane Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 192

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Arts & Culture Arts and Crafts Non-Fiction Popular Woodworking

About the Author

Popular Woodworking has delivered articles and commentary from America's best and brightest woodworkers for more than 30 years. The editorial focus is a committed philosophy of hybrid woodworking-blending the best of hand tool and power tool woodworking. They bring readers woodworking projects for every skill level ranging from simple (but attractive) projects that use basic joinery, to complex furniture plans using advanced woodworking techniques. The magazine is published six times annually-five regular-sized issues, and 1 double-sized issue, and is available digitally as well as in print.