I think this is an excellent explanation of how to layout dovetail spacing.
Video shows you, start to finish, how to lay out dovetails using two sets of dividers -- no ruler necessary. By Megan Fitzpatrick/Popular Woodworking Magazine.
Dovetail Layout with Dividers
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rjent
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Thanks Robert, that was pretty slick!
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1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
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1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
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A very handy and simply technique. Great for a beginner like me.rlkeeney wrote:I think this is an excellent explanation of how to layout dovetail spacing.
Video shows you, start to finish, how to lay out dovetails using two sets of dividers -- no ruler necessary. By Megan Fitzpatrick/Popular Woodworking Magazine.
Thanks
Good for constant dovetails
but if you do the "handmade" look your eyeball and a pencil suffice.
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Huntington Beach, CA
1985 500->510->520, bandsaw, jointer, planer, PowerPro, double-tilt, 3" casters,(now obsolete) speed increaser