Woodworking with Mark Singer

   

Houndstooth Dovetail and Blue Spruce Chisels by Mark Singer

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I use router table to groove the sides and stop short of the doves.  A bevel square sets the 1 to 7 ratio drawn on the bench.

Then from a simple picture frame moulding make a dovetail marker by transferring the angle and cutting on the bandsaw.  I just saved you $25.

This laps on the edge like a addle square.  You don't need to buy a little gadget for every task!  With a waste piece of stock the same width as a drawer side mark the layout with lines...all you do is lay this next to the side and transfer.

For Houndstooth you should have a separate marking gauge or caliper to transfer the different pin widths.  Watch the reference face that you are scribing from.  With half blinds it is offset by the backset from the face of the front.

The marking gauge marks the base line which is the board thickness plus 1/32nd to insure the pins protrude.

 

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