Magnum Dovetails

[Bobby Hatfield]

This is my practice board for some dovetails for a faceframe on a bookcase I built recently. Lots of fun making the jig.

[Steve Clardy]

Looks great Bobby. STeve

[Glenn Clabo]

Bobby,
Nice! What's the jig look like?

[Bob Lasley]

Hey Bobby,

Those look really good. I second Glenn, let's see the jig........or is it a trade secret?

Bob

[Bobby Hatfield]

Glenn and Bob
Nothing to the jig, just hardboard and fastened to the end of the bench with clamp holding boards and the other fastened to a couple boards on top of table. All I could find to photo was the hardboard pieces. Used 3/4" dovetail bit in router.

[PeterTorresani]

Used 3/4" dovetail bit in router.


Shucks! I thought those were hand cut :)

[Jim Stastny]

Great. Now show us the bookcase.

[Bobby Hatfield]

And here is the only pic of the case I have, before it was finished. All parts made of full 1" oak, full 8' tall, sliding dovetails on ends of shelves and all vertical sides and dividers. Doors not yet installed on bottom section. Took a wagon load of help to carry it up the steps and into the house and it was in two pieces. Desktop is attached to upper bookcase. Design was customers, he owns the local sawmill. Dennis Peacock made his table out of some of the leftovers.

[Bobby Hatfield]

I do have another pic, an accessory picture shelf for one shelf. The first bookcase ordered without a back, curious.

[Jim Stastny]

Awesome! Thanks for showing the pictures.