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Dovetailed bench

Dovetailed bench

moenkopi, member | March 20th, 20123 comments

I built this back in the 70's for a good friend of mine - a general contractor - who wanted to give it to a client of his as a housewarming gift for a custom home he had built in Keystone Ranch...

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Regency Era Table

Regency Era Table

Alain1950, member | January 30th, 2012

I learned how to do the dovetail with issue #116 of Fine Woodworking by the experts Tage Frid and Chris Becksvoort. Same thing about the cabriole legs in issue #144 by expert Lonnie Bird. After...

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Chris Becksvoort and David Yepez: Mano a Mano

Chris Becksvoort and David Yepez: Mano a Mano

epirnik, member | December 14th, 201117 comments

It takes a tough man to challenge Fine Woodworking contributing editor Chris Becksvoort to a dovetail face-off. Find out if David Yepez "has the gumption!"

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Walnut Candle Box

Walnut Candle Box

cpfrank, member | December 9th, 20111 comment

I admired the box created by Gary Rogowski, featured in Fine Woodworking, issue #139.  In the background of the cover photo, he had a box made from ebonized walnut.  I knew my wife would...

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Essential Workbench - Williams

Essential Workbench - Williams

cwilliams07, member | October 24th, 20115 comments

Made from the Essential Workbench design available from FineWoodWorking.  Utilizes mortise & tenon and dovetail joinery.  Benchtop, apron and vises made from hickory; the different...

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Firefly

"Firefly"

Triumph1, member | September 30th, 20113 comments

The body of "Firefly" was made from crotch walnut that is put together using blind dovetails. The back panel is quilted maple and there are quartersawn maple runners, to support the drawer, inlaid...

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Chest

Chest

mouppe, member | September 14th, 20111 comment

Pine chest with avodire skirts. Gel stain and cherry wax finish. Over 100 hand-cut dovetails. Brusso hardware.

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Bending Dovetails

Bending Dovetails

jtetreault, member | February 14th, 201113 comments

OK, so I'm not technically "bending" these dovetails, but I've come up with a quick trick to fool the eye.

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Dovetailed Cherry Cabinet

Dovetailed Cherry Cabinet

epirnik, member | December 21st, 2010

Cherry cabinet featuring dovetailed case and drawer with frame-and-panel door.

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Free Plan: Shaker Blanket Chest

Free Plan: Shaker Blanket Chest

akap, member | December 17th, 20106 comments

This dovetailed blanket chest with a drawer is a handsome, highly-functional piece of furniture you can pass down for generations.

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Six drawer dresser

Six drawer dresser

Cannikin, member | October 23rd, 20103 comments

My wife and I are having our first baby in a little less than a week and, being a woodworker, figured it was my duty to build something for him. I found a nice dresser in the Dec 2008 issue of Wood...

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Mission inspired dresser

Mission inspired dresser

schumanx5, member | October 6th, 20102 comments

Building a new dresser to replace an armoire that was broken during our last move. The design comes out of my head but I am trying to make it roughly match the other furniture in the bedroom. My...

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How to Cut Dovetail Keys on the Router Table

How to Cut Dovetail Keys on the Router Table

epirnik, member | January 26th, 20102 comments

Fine Woodworking Senior Editor Tom McKenna tackles dovetail keys in the latest episode of our members-only Fast Fix video series.

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Dovetail Delusions

Dovetail Delusions

ecocandle, member | January 12th, 20103 comments

“Life is like riding a bicycle.  To keep your balance you must keep moving.”       -Albert Einstein Because of yesterdays joyous trip to the post office, I...

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Bible Stand

Bible Stand

pcoleman, member | December 24th, 2009

 This is a Bible stand I made for my family’s annual New Years Eve bingo party. It's a design that I had in my head for a long time and I'm glad I finally had the opportunity to build it...

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sisters wedding gift

sister's wedding gift

AlexSutula, member | November 17th, 2009

This was my sister's wedding gift back in May.  This is by far one of my favorite pieces of work.  I attempted many things i have never done before on this piece.  Before this trunk I...

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Connecticut Highboy

Connecticut Highboy

hermv2000, member | August 26th, 20091 comment

Inspiration from Eldred Wheeler, Norm Vandal and an article in Woodworkers Journal. 75 inches tall, primary wood cherry, secondary poplar.  All dovetails hand cut, 158 in total.

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Dovetail Joints in SketchUp Made Easy

Dovetail Joints in SketchUp Made Easy

DaveRichards, member | June 12th, 200913 comments

A new plugin for SketchUp makes it dead simple to add dovetails to your model

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chimney cupboard

chimney cupboard

studioso, member | June 11th, 20094 comments

Hello, this is my first piece of furniture. it's a small cupboard that I designed to be used as a jewish "aaron hakodes", or "holy ark". this is a cabinet -usually placed in a sinagogue- in which we...

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Dresser from reclaimed oak trim

Dresser from reclaimed oak trim

kdwmson, member | April 29th, 2009

This was a wedding gift for my daughter. I built nearly the entire piece using lumber I had salvaged several years before that from a house that was torn down near where I work. The trim was free...

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