The School of the Transfer of Energy
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Dovetail Jig (in 4/4 time)
Posted on February 22, 2013
There was a question about the jig I used to make the “dovetails” in my last post, so here it is.
Walnut: Trials and Joining
Posted on August 6, 2012
Utilizing the natural contours of our native black walnut within confines of a more strict geometry.
JONAH CHEST: PANELS
Building up a trapezoidal chest panel.
Ebonized walnut splines.
Rough idea of the panel with a 3/16″ reveal (ultimately) of the splines.
NATURAL EDGE FRAME
Scribed half-lap, upper left.
Dovetails, upper right.
Scribed lap joint with key, lower right.
Whole frame. The lower left corner is a doweled butt-joint.
White Oak Painting Cabinet
Posted on March 10, 2010
A dovetailed painting cabinet in quarter-sawn white oak. The tree grew along the Van Horn Branch just south of Boaz, Kansas, until it’s bank gave way. The panels will be gessoed and receive an oil painting. The cabinet is only dry fitted. It will not be glued up until the panels are fully prepared. In order to eliminate the center stiles of the frame and panel doors, the inside inch and 1/2 is a full tenon into the rail, while the rest of the panel will float in the customary grooves.
Walnut Slab Bench
Posted on December 2, 2009
Pictured below is a walnut slab bench that is meant to accompany the headboard-chest bed, also of black walnut.
A detail of the joinery – bridle joints join the legs to the aprons and are pegged, and the stretchers are joined to the aprons with sliding dovetails.
The Bed
Dovetails
Posted on May 9, 2009
The set-up for chopping the dovetails for a large walnut chest, which will be incorporated into a bed I am building.
Here a joined walnut board is clamped upright in the vice and to the stretchers for sawing the dovetails.
Finally, in the act of chopping.
Alder Wood Console
Posted on December 11, 2008
Some images of an alder wood console, underway in the shop. The frame, dry-fitted, and some panels being shaped, then some dovetials of the frame assembly.
