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Thanks for the input. I’ve been using a router with a homemade jig that worked well enough. I’ve enjoyed working with hand tools but the cost of one or both is a hindrance for such a specialized...

I’m looking at both the Veritas options. What are the pros and cons of each? I’m making more furniture these days, but would the full size be too large for making small rabbets for boxes or drawers?

I’ve never carved a curved gouge besides my turning tools that I do on a grinder. I expect to spend some time learning how to sharpen these. Once I learned how to properly sharpen my bench chisels,...

David, thanks for the excellent reply. I know exactly the video you’re talking about and I wanted to do this by hand instead of running a screaming router for a long time. I wasn’t sure I would get a...

I want to try carving on my next project. I want to make a piece with naguri style texturing. I’m picturing the cut being about 1/2” wide and maybe 1/16” deep. I’d like to buy a nice gouge upfront to...

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Good point. Post edited. Thanks, Jim.

Looking for a Right Hand Veritas Shooting Plane. Let me know if you have one you’d like to sell.

I finished a walnut desk last year using oil/wax that gets daily use. The contact from my arms has worn the finish off in spots. It’s easy to reapply, but is there a suitable finish that will work...

This is a personal project. The drawer boxes will only be 2-3/8” tall and roughly 11”x12”, so load will be very light. I see now that the screw locations are called out to meet the maximum 125lb load...

Thanks a lot for the responses so far. If there’s no issue using any of the adjacent holes, it’s simple enough for me to alternate which I use.

I’m having trouble getting clarification on how thick the dividing panel between drawer compartments needs to be if I want to use Blum Movento runners. Their tech support wasn’t sure what I was...

Thanks again for the input. I think the thinner lip is a good idea. I’m putting together a 3D model and a 3/16” lip does look better. I’ll model a few different options on dovetail layout and 1:6/1:8...

I’ll be hand cutting these. It wasn’t specifically related to the tools themselves, so I posted this in general woodworking over the Neanderthal forum.

Thanks for the feedback. Aesthetically I’d like to keep everything made out of 4/4 stock. I just wanted a gut check that shallow dovetails wouldn’t be a problem from a strength standpoint. I’m likely...

Hopefully this picture helps as this is roughly what I’m going for. I’m going with 1:6 for the steeper angle since the dovetails will only be 1/2” long. 1:6 will work fine for hardwoods.

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I’m planning a walnut credenza build with the side/top joint being a half blind dovetail so the top is face grain all the way across. Is it a bad idea to do 1:6 half blind dovetails to make the...

I agree. We put too much effort into our work to post low-res pictures. Any of the other methods we’ve listed that preserve resolution are preferable. I like a lot of the options posted so far, but I...

Correct. Linking directly to Imgur is an option, but re-downloading your own file from Imgur after it strips all the data is what I did for my post.

Surprisingly stable. My original plan was to recess the bottom and attach a cast iron lamp weight, but the assembly is very stable. The staves taper as they go up and there’s a lot of mass at the...

If you’re having trouble getting your pictures to orient correctly, make an account on Imgur.com. They’ve been around forever and I’ve been using it for at least 10 years. No spam emails. Free...

This one is my own design, but I borrowed some ideas from a picture I found and made some changes. I also had some help from the forum to hide a whoopsie on the base. The shade is made from heavy...

What is a dowel if not a floating tenon? It’s mechanically no different than a Domino. I’m sure the Domino is a great tool, but there’s very little a Domino can do that a good dowel joint can’t.
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We’re trying to come up with realistic options here.

The DowelMax jig is an extremely nice piece of kit for the price. After I got mine, I decided I had no use for a domino. It’s quick to set up and very accurate.

Highly recommended.