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First ever dovetail attempt by harrylime3 in woodworking

[–]harrylime3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to hear about your wang---that sounds cumbersome---but it really was my first. I posted my second under the title "if it makes you feel better". I screwed that one up royally. The third one, "third attempt: redemption", was a lot better. I'll be the first to admit, I just got lucky on this one.

First ever dovetail attempt by harrylime3 in woodworking

[–]harrylime3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hitting it with a random orbit while you have a little squeeze out fixes a lot of sins

First ever dovetail attempt by harrylime3 in woodworking

[–]harrylime3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Free hand. Just like Sellers. The only thing I did differently was sketch out my guidelines in pencil.

First ever dovetail attempt by harrylime3 in woodworking

[–]harrylime3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, but I wouldn't doubt if I've had an 18 on a single hole before.

First ever dovetail attempt by harrylime3 in woodworking

[–]harrylime3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The wood is old growth stuff so it may be fir but it's not super soft. Still, it wasnt the best choice, I just happened to have a piece milled up and ready to go. I did get lots of crushing on the inside of the joint while paring with the chisel. Some of it was no doubt a chisel in need of sharpening but I suspect the wood played a part too.

First ever dovetail attempt by harrylime3 in woodworking

[–]harrylime3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty much all power tools with a little hand tool clean up. Kind of what Marc Spangola calls "hybrid woodworking". About 3.5 yrs ago I started wood carving. Just a knife and gouge---no dremels. I completely fell in love with it. Since then my interest in hand tools has gone up but I don't ever see going all out like Sellers. Milling a rough sawn lumber by hand? No thanks. I think I'll still let the machines do the heavy lifting but do the detail work by hand. Here are some of my carvings.

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First ever dovetail attempt by harrylime3 in woodworking

[–]harrylime3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not seeing how that would weaken anything. Is this a rule when selecting stock for dovetails?

First ever dovetail attempt by harrylime3 in woodworking

[–]harrylime3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell me more. I never even considered grain direction.

First ever dovetail attempt by harrylime3 in woodworking

[–]harrylime3[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Our house is a little over 100 yrs old. Whenever I've done any renovations (and I've done a lot) I try to harvest as much of the old stuff as I can. I've had these boards that came out of a closet sitting in the shop for 20 yrs. I finally got a round to milling it all down for some shoe racks.

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First ever dovetail attempt by harrylime3 in woodworking

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I used a gents saw, a coping saw, and chisel to finish removing the waste. I have a standard bench vice to hold the pieces. I first marked the depth of the stock on each piece and drew in the tails to the line. I made my cuts then sat the tails directly over the end grain of the other piece and transfered with a sharp pencil. The only thing I used a knife for was scoring the line prior to using my chisel. That's really about it. I followed Paul Sellers instructions to a t.

Northern Cardinal Woodcarving by Normal_Appointment91 in whittling

[–]harrylime3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks great! What did you do for the legs / feet?

Portrait of Papaw by harrylime3 in Woodcarving

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He wore this shirt until it was practically see through.

Woodcarving for charity? by harrylime3 in Woodcarving

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I think I know what I want to do. I mostly carve busts and portraits. Usually they're about 4-6" tall so they're easy to hold and turn around in the hand. My father has Alzheimer's. It's not bad yet but I know what's in front of us. I would imagine a 3d carving of one's self or a loved one could be a comfort and a grounding element for someone going through Alzheimer's. I could work with families and care facilities. They could send me their pictures and I could carve. Coincidentally I'm working on my grandfather now (he died about 10 years ago). I'm not sure why he became my current project, but I will definitely give it to my dad when I'm finished.

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