Hand Cut Dovetails
Instructor: Mario Rodriguez
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The dovetail joint in all its variations is considered the benchmark of fine furniture and solid construction. This is the joint that separates the masterpiece from the mundane.
On day one, students tune up and sharpen their dovetail saws, learning how to "soup up" and improve the performance of any saw. Students then design their dovetails, and make quick shop-made templates.
On day two students carefully lay out their dovetails with a sharp marking knife and then cut "to the line" with their souped up saws before paring their pins and tails for a perfect, gap-free fit. The workshop exercises concentrate on multiple through dovetails.
Never again design around dovetails to avoid cutting them. Never again rely upon time consuming, mechanical router jigs. Learn how to execute beautiful hand cut dovetails with confidence and ease.
Stongly recommended prerequisites: Basic Sharpening, offered several times a year.
Class size: approximately 12
Cost: $315 (including materials and lunch)
In order to register, please call us at 215-849-5174, or send us an email and we will forward the registration materials.
Classes:
- March 10-11, 2012 - day
- October 13-14, 2012 - day
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