Don't remember who recommended this video, "Dovetail a Drawer, with
Frank Klausz", but I borrowed it from my local library and was just
amazed by the speed and precision with which he works.
He didn't use a ruler for anything. The drawer was part of a desk and
he didn't even have plans for it, just a storypole.
Mike
On Jul 10, 9:38 pm, charlieb <[email protected]> wrote:
> He covers a LOT of ground. I went through the tape - lets just say
> several times - and put together instructions based on what I watched
> and heard. Might find it useful
>
> http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/DovetailDrawer/DovetailDrawer0.html
>
> charlie b
Thanks Charlie, that's a better job than the list I've been planning
to put together ever since I bought the tape. I got from the library,
watched it, tried it, went back to the tape, tried it... by the fifth
iteration I decided it would probably be prudent to buy the tape.
I haven't pulled them out for a while. Is that the one where he grabs
that great big bow saw to demonstrate that it's possible with any old
saw? I ended up buying just about all his vids and that one might be
from the "tune your tools" tape.
I like Frank. I don't think I'd last ten minutes as one of his
students but I like watching his tapes.
[email protected] wrote:
>
> Don't remember who recommended this video, "Dovetail a Drawer, with
> Frank Klausz", but I borrowed it from my local library and was just
> amazed by the speed and precision with which he works.
>
> He didn't use a ruler for anything. The drawer was part of a desk and
> he didn't even have plans for it, just a storypole.
>
> Mike
If you head out to the shop to actually do what you watched Mr. Klausz
do you'll quickly discover that though you are sure you remember what
you watched, you didn't - even if you watched the tape a couple of
times.
He covers a LOT of ground. I went through the tape - lets just say
several times - and put together instructions based on what I watched
and heard. Might find it useful
http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/DovetailDrawer/DovetailDrawer0.html
charlie b
[email protected] wrote:
> charlie b
> Thanks Charlie, that's a better job than the list I've been planning
> to put together ever since I bought the tape. I got from the library,
> watched it, tried it, went back to the tape, tried it... by the fifth
> iteration I decided it would probably be prudent to buy the tape.
It's nice to have it in your own library - but playing it in the shop
while you're trying to watch the video means a TV and VCR in the
shop - which, in my case, would soon mean the death of the tape,
the VCR and maybe the TV (dust). Having a printed copy of the
procedure on your bench hopefully works better.
> I haven't pulled them out for a while. Is that the one where he grabs
> that great big bow saw to demonstrate that it's possible with any old
> saw? I ended up buying just about all his vids and that one might be
> from the "tune your tools" tape.
Not on his Making a Handcut Dovetail Drawer tape. Tage Fried used
a bow saw - and uses it in one of his 20 minute tapes. On one of
them he sharpens his chisel on an upside down belt sander - with
maybe an 80 grit belt on it. Sparks flying EVERYWHERE.
> I like Frank. I don't think I'd last ten minutes as one of his
> students but I like watching his tapes.
Will let that one go.
charlie b
On 14 Jan 2006 14:28:44 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>Don't remember who recommended this video, "Dovetail a Drawer, with
>Frank Klausz", but I borrowed it from my local library and was just
>amazed by the speed and precision with which he works.
"Okay, now we're ready to cut the pins"
*screetch screetch screetch*
"You're probably saying slow down..."
No, I'm busy picking my jaw up off the floor.
And then he glues it up without a dry fit. Okay, they could have just
not shown that part, but I get the feeling he hasn't needed to dry fit
a dovetail since before I was born ('76).
-Leuf
On 14 Jan 2006 14:28:44 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>
>He didn't use a ruler for anything. The drawer was part of a desk and
>he didn't even have plans for it, just a storypole.
I took a local class, quite a while back, where the guy taught the
same method.
Does the *exact* dovetail angle really matter? Not really!
What matters is that they fit, are cleanly cut, are pleasingly
proportioned, and they look GOOD.
That class really sunk it in that if it's structurally sound, the
bottom line in woodworking really is the finished look. Joinery gets
incredibly easy when we understand that all that matters is that the
part fits it's mate and looks good in the piece. That's really all
there is to it...
Interchangeable parts are a whole 'nuter universe...
Barry