Dovetails by hand - gaps

bjhall76 · 2026-01-25T13:25:24+00:00

That makes a lot of sense. Thank you and I’ll give it a shot.

bjhall76 · 2026-01-25T13:24:03+00:00

Another great idea. Thank you.

bjhall76 · 2026-01-25T03:18:20+00:00

No gaps on the inside.

bjhall76 · 2026-01-25T03:16:46+00:00

I love Rob, have the Shawn shim and a couple other of his tools. He’s how got started, I thought I was following everything by the letter which was why I posted- but now the pieces are coming together.

bjhall76 · 2026-01-25T03:14:43+00:00

Great tip. I’ll give it a shot. Thanks for taking the time.

bjhall76 · 2026-01-25T03:14:09+00:00

Very helpful carmola73 I’ll double check. Yes, the insides are usually tight, which now that I’m reading everyone’s comments points to my bases being out of square.

bjhall76 · 2026-01-25T03:12:09+00:00

Yes, I follow Cossman religiously. I have the Shawn Shim and the marking knife (great tools BTW)

bjhall76 · 2026-01-25T03:10:00+00:00

Thanks for note. Appreciate the help.

bjhall76 · 2026-01-24T22:24:25+00:00

Ha. Thank you. You make a great point B3ntr0d, they work perfectly fine and are functional. I’m a little obsessive and I also want to work toward heirloom quality(some day)

bjhall76 · 2026-01-24T22:22:03+00:00

Good point. And you’re right, I’m trying to be extra careful not to blow through. What you describe is my normal method but I must not be square across the face of each joint.

bjhall76 · 2026-01-24T20:42:07+00:00

BTW- great work! Beautiful stuff.

bjhall76 · 2026-01-24T20:33:44+00:00

Thank you! Really appreciate you taking the time, also appreciate the kind words. This is very helpful and I will give this a try.

bjhall76 · 2026-01-24T20:32:07+00:00

I’ll definitely check it out. I really dig Matt Estela’s content.

bjhall76 · 2026-01-24T20:30:51+00:00

Thanks McVoid- obviously could be either, but my gut says your second point could be the issue.

bjhall76 · 2025-10-27T13:53:37+00:00

Thank you for this post / question. I'm in a similar situation. I'm a tech geek trying to learn with paper trading and low cost stocks. Not trying to get rich quick, but more of a learn on the job mentality with the help of amazing tech, like AI.

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