Date: Saturday May 20, 2023
Time: 12:30 to 4:30
Location:Woodcraft training room, Knoxville TN
Instructor:Bill Key
Cost:None
Overview: The course will be an introduction to the design and construction of the dovetail joint. The course will include lecture, demonstration, and hands-on covering the following aspects of dovetail joinery:
· Material preparation
· Design and layout of the joint
· Hand sawing the tails and pins
· Using the bandsaw as an alternative
· Clearing the waste with the coping saw and chisels
· Transferring the tails to the pin board
· Completing the joint
This introductory class is intended to give you the pointers needed for you to develop your skills through continued practice.
A list of tools you will need is given below. Any tools you don’t have will be provided by the instructor or will be shared.
Tools:
- Pencil and Note pad
- Flat sided knife (marking knife or xacto)
- Try square
- Marking gauge or cutting gauge
- Sliding bevel or dovetail saddle marker
- Dovetail saw (or Japanese Dozuki saw or gents saw)
- Coping saw (or jewelers saw)
- 6” ruler
- Safety glasses