Joinery Bench #13: Getting half blind and through dovetails in order.

That’s going to be a solid base.

Did you consider using the table saw to cut the sides of the through dovetails and then clean them out by hand?

-- Earl "I'm a pessamist - generally that increases the chance that things will turn out better than expected"

I just may go that route, Earl. I wanted experience with 100% hand cut dovetailing. More, the better. But I may be asking for too much with 1.5” thick material :)

-- The Carpenter Bee is derived from the Ancient Greek word wood-cutter "xylokopos/ξυλοκὀπος"

LOL! Thicker not always fun, I thought some Dove tails on Cedar garden boxes would look nice and very simple!
8/4 rough cut cedar, 8’ long, lots of fun chopping out waste sideways! The first one was none too pretty and
after a few years outdoors not holding up that well?

-- Lifting one end of the plank.

I am using the Veritas Tenon crosscut saw with a 14TPI. I wonder, if the high number of teeth per inch cutting through 1.5” of hard maple is asking too much when it comes to controlling the angle. Am thinking, 10TPI backsaw might be more appropriate. Hmm….

-- The Carpenter Bee is derived from the Ancient Greek word wood-cutter "xylokopos/ξυλοκὀπος"