Tag Archives: Handcut Dovetails

Wood or Plastic: What’s your Choice?

Posted on September 27, 2025 by woodworksbyjohn

I’m sure I’m not the only woodworker who enjoys creating something that’s relatively simple and challenging that will serve a purpose. I love the challenge of making furniture and picture frames but this had some techniques not usually used and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Donkey Ear shooting board, dovetails, dozuki, European steamed Beech, Handcut Dovetails, interlocking dividers, miter shooting board, tray dividers, wood vs plastic, WoodworksbyJohn | Leave a comment

Crazy Challenge: Hexagon Box with Hinged Lid!

Posted on May 16, 2025 by woodworksbyjohn

Beginnings — it started out easy enough but that soon changed! I decided to see if I could construct a hexagon box that had a hinged lid. Why, just because I’d never done it or see it done! I wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Curly Spanish Cedar, French fit, Handcut Dovetails, hexagon box, Lie-Nielsen spokeshave, Poplar, Stanley#271, woodworking, woodworking challenge, WoodworksbyJohn | Leave a comment

VG Douglas Fir Night Stands Part I

Posted on February 23, 2023 by woodworksbyjohn

After having our nightstands for quite some time and then seeing how the cabinet turned out for our guest room we decided that we too could use some new night stands! Previously I did a project using vertical grain Douglas … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged custom furniture, Gorilla glue, Handcut Dovetails, handtool woodworking, Knew Concept Coping saw, Lie-Nielsen tools, Old Brown Glue, parallel clamps, Stanley 140 trick, Veritas skewed rabbet plane, vertical grain Douglas Fir | Leave a comment

Wall Hung Cabinet Part I

Posted on July 26, 2022 by woodworksbyjohn

Here is a photo of the wall hung cabinet in my entryway. If you recognize the inspiration for this piece from the work of Matt Kenney you’re right! His technique of using a painted liner in a box or cabinet … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Basswood, Handcut Dovetails, Knew Concept Coping saw, Matt Kenney workshop, Old Brown Glue, Osmo Polyx, Stanley 140 trick, stopped tongue & groove joint, Veritas skewed rabbet plane, vertical grain Douglas Fir, wall hung cabinet, WoodworksbyJohn | Leave a comment

Sharpening Opinions Please

Posted on June 7, 2022 by woodworksbyjohn

I know only too well how true the old saying: “ask 10 woodworkers the same question and you’ll get 12 different answers” but I’m going to take a chance and ask it anyway! I would really like to know opinions … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chisel sharpening, DMT Diamond Stones, Handcut Dovetails, handtool woodwork, Matt Kenney workshop, vertical grain Douglas Fir | 2 Comments

Traditional Dovetailed Drawer: Hand Tool Tutorial

Posted on July 16, 2020 by woodworksbyjohn

It’s not too uncommon for someone to ask me about dovetails and the process it takes to cut them. I thought this would be a good time to document the steps I use, these are the same whether they’re for … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Tool Woodworking, Tutorial | Tagged dovetails, Handcut Dovetails, Old Brown Glue, Stanley 140 trick, Stanley Router Plane #71, Traditionl drawer construction, tutorial, Veritas skewed rabbet plane, Veritas small plow plane, WoodItIs | 1 Comment

Another Dovetail Tutorial: Social Distanced!

Posted on March 24, 2020 by woodworksbyjohn

The Covid-19 virus really changes how we go about our daily business I figured another tutorial on hand cut dovetails may be something my followers would be interested in seeing and hopefully sharing with their fellow woodworkers and friends virtually … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Tool Woodworking, Tutorial | Tagged chalk, Handcut Dovetails, Old Brown Glue, Pin transfer jig, small double square, Stanley 140 trick, tails first dovetail, Veritas skewed rabbet plane, Veritas small plow plane | 1 Comment

Mesa Art Center Demonstration 12-7-2019

Posted on December 20, 2019 by woodworksbyjohn

Part of being a juried artist with the Mesa Art Center Co-op is the requirement to give demonstrations during the time the store is open. These are usually monthly and last 3-4 hours depending on the schedule. On this particular … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Cut Dovetails, Mesa Arts Center Store, Types of Boxes | Tagged hand tool woodwork, hand tool woodworking, Handcut Dovetails, Mesa Arts Center, pigskin, pine | Leave a comment

First Kumiko Box

Posted on July 14, 2018 by woodworksbyjohn

This has been a wonderful challenging project that was inspired by blogs I had read by Mike Pekovich of Fine Woodworking Magazine and Greg Merritt of HillBilly Daiku. To start this journey “down the rabbit hole” as Greg puts it … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Kumiko | Tagged Cherry, ebony, Fine Woodworking Magazine, greg merritt, hand cut mortise, Handcut Dovetails, HillBilly Daiku, mike pekovich, Old Brown Glue, Osmo Polyx | 4 Comments

Custom Order: Dovetailed Pine Box

Posted on August 22, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

In a previous post I mentioned that I have a custom order request from the Etsy store and the client was very understanding about my vacation and Armoire plans. It’s now coming to the final stages and my goal for today … Continue reading →

Posted in Etsy custom order, Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Tool Woodworking, Tutorial | Tagged Handcut Dovetails, Radiata Pine, Sin City Woodworkers, Stanley 140 trick | 5 Comments

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