5 Tips to INSTANTLY Improve your DOVETAILS

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In this video I cover 5 very simple, yet often overlooked techniques to instantly improve your hand-cut dovetail results.
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0:30 - The Invisible Baseline
2:42 - Gang Cutting
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11:11 - Efficient Sharpening
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My name is Matt Estlea, I'm a 22 year old Woodworker from Basingstoke in England and my aim is to make your woodworking less s***.
I come from 5 years tuition at Rycotewood Furniture Centre and 4 years experience working at Axminster Tools and Machinery where I still currently work on weekends. During the week, I film woodworking projects, tutorials, reviews and a viewer favourite 'Tool Duel' where I compare two cometitive manufacturers tools against one another to find out which is best.
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@MattEstlea 3 жыл бұрын

Which one of these tips are you going to try out? Let me know below! If you're interested in the Katz-Moses Guide. You can get it here: lddy.no/stpe

@agoodsoulwhocares87 4 ай бұрын

Cool tools your selling! I'm certain many people may buy them! I'm always broke without money, IRS Child support stuff, but I still send support best I can by sending support as in inviting my friends to your channel & hopefully they'll like your stuff! Cheers / Skáld Sir, if I said to you that your brilliant & should be appreciated for carrying the legacy of carpenters NOBLE deeds & labors, that many should learn if possible I believe, because it's a honest craft & honest good labors that the world never lost & I pray to God Almighty never does lose... One of my biggest passions is carpentry & my most favorite thing to do.. well I gtg going, just wanted to update you all & notify you that you have another friend / carpenter buddy who appreciates the wood working crafts in life, sharing that in common & your videos good Sir. Thank you. Sincerely, ~Paul

@davidjennings9253 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Mate - When there's snow on the ground and the workshop is freezing what better way to spend an hour - or two watching your videos. You make me smile every time. Great ideas but I'm a bit old fashioned, I prefer to work free of jigs - heck I don't always measure my dovetails. I kinda like the rustic look - but accurate. Great vid again really enjoyed it - Regards Dave

@egbluesuede1220 2 жыл бұрын

You are truly an excellent teacher. A dovetail master for sure, but your teaching skills are equally good!

@agoodsoulwhocares87 4 ай бұрын

This helped alor! Thank you Sir for your videos sincerely....

@rickwallin6724 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Spent half my life in the Army, now studying woodworking, so best words I think: Thank You!

@MyVinylRips 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent as always. Your channel has become a main source for me when it comes to essential skills and how to perform them. Keep it up!

@JTWoodworks 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips Matt. I haven't seen or heard of these before. I really appreciate it. By the way I've been binge watching your videos. You do a great job with editing and there's always great take aways and things to learn. You have a new sub!

@AbouTheMagnanimus 6 жыл бұрын

That last tip is great. Something you pick up for yourself after five years of struggling, but good to hear now. Thanks, Matt. And... oi... controversial indeed!

@jochanan2137 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt, awesome tips... I like the tip with placing a shoulder on the backside to re-align!

@volinarsworkshop4818 6 жыл бұрын

Some really cool tips. Definitely a great tip on the end of sharpening before you do the finish pairing at the end for multiple dovetails. Will definitely have to try these out once i start doing some doves!

@Mr_Rick 2 жыл бұрын

Very good tips Matt. Thanks!

@matthewvanmilligen9522 6 жыл бұрын

Great video: another advantage of gang cutting is that you only have tearout on the back piece, as all the pieces in front of it have support on the push stroke (assuming you are using a western-style saw). Most Dovetail saws don't leave too much tear out, but it's nice to have one less thing to worry about. Also, if speed is a factor, you can use a more aggressive joinery saw and make sure the back piece is either the inside of a drawer or sacrificial.

@pecosimplu7070 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'll try all exept the v groove. I will clamp a small steel ruller to the back of the tail piece. I appreciate verry much your videos. 👏👏👏

@mamabearssheshedtracykeato6941 6 жыл бұрын

Very good tips indeed! Thank you for sharing.

@athertones1775 6 жыл бұрын

Very good. Cut my first dovetail last weekend, couldn't have done such a neat job without your vids. Top tips :)

@ajcressey3290 2 жыл бұрын

Even the dovetail marker is made up of dovetails lol love it

@williambranham6249 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent material and well presented. hank you.

@Kikilang60 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I find that I need all the help I can get, and this helps.

@lukereeves4448 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the wonderful tips!

@brandtl1486 6 жыл бұрын

Great info Matt. I learned a lot!

@atldarrick957 6 жыл бұрын

Will use all these besides for the dovetail guide. Also, on tip 5, i just strop the chisel a few times between use. Good video matt, always look forward to your content.

@autodidacticartisan 3 жыл бұрын

By far the cutest woodworker on youtube

@tomlagatol4448 6 жыл бұрын

Great Instructional video! I very much like your channel. Thanks.

@DannyStJohn-dq7gs 4 жыл бұрын

This is awesome. I went to a woodworking school, and have experience cutting dovetail; but there are several tips within this that I have never heard of. Excited to try them out!

@allenhess6583 4 жыл бұрын

Great tips thanks for your excellent narration as well as presentation.

@katzmosestools 6 жыл бұрын

Great video Matt! Thanks for the shout out! You're truly a dovetail master.

@rick91443 6 жыл бұрын

Hello, how can one(living in France,) buy, find, procure, one of your dovetail guides? Thanks...rr/normandy

@rick91443 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks...rr

@gregmarquis1886 6 жыл бұрын

fantastic as usual.....thanks matt

@jamesborre8373 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips, great video! Thanks so much!

@kevinmorin7965 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for the fine tips on this series of cuts

@thecarpentersarmsbbq7660 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt. Great video with some great ideas with great presentation. What more can I say? Great. Cheers Rich

@dougjohnson9948 4 жыл бұрын

Very worthwhile video. Especially liked 5.

@luisgarza8123 6 жыл бұрын

Sweet video. Very helpful.

@williambranham6249 5 жыл бұрын

I revisited your video today .Your tips are great as I stated earlier. I cut a lot of dovetails since then but as hard as I tried, occasionally there was an issue. So I thought about what was missing in my technique and in reality I was not spending as much time as needed to make sure all components were square, flat, without twist and straight, consistent thickness. I do most of my stock milling by hand so it's a bit harder I think, than by machine. Since adding this "quality control" to my technique, things have improved a bunch. Thanks for your video.

@Peninsulakid 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Matt. Another great video, many thanks. I have been following you for a while and have been amazed how you seem to be able to do things "reverse hand", so now the truth is out!! You're ambidextrous!! Blimey, amazing. I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous!! Keep up the good work and keep the videos coming. Best Regards Rich

@johnschillo4452 2 жыл бұрын

these are great tips - thanks

@jghaigler 6 жыл бұрын

LOVE the new OSB wall covering, Matt!

@richardmasters3571 6 жыл бұрын

It'll be better when he's hung the wallpaper and put some flowers in those glass cases. LOL

@dhenion 6 жыл бұрын

Love your videos, always great info - thank you! Think the new fancy "show" shop background is a little over the top (glass shelves and LED lighting in a shop?), I liked the genuine shop look you had before a bit better! :)

@jayj4142 2 жыл бұрын

Matt - Can you please make a video showing how to make the wooden dovetail guides seen in the beginning of this video? Would love to make a set like that for myself to use...

@brendonrundell4911 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Very helpful ! ! !

@cluelesscleric 6 жыл бұрын

Cool vid mate, thanks for the help.

@MrRdhumbert 6 жыл бұрын

Literally cut some tails last night for a drawer and thought about "gang" cutting simply for the sake of saving time. I thought it might actually make my cuts less accurate so i just went back and cut em one board at a time. Definitely gonna try it next time and see if i get better results.

@Ashe_Fenrir 4 жыл бұрын

This must be the 5th time I've watched this - still helpful :)

@sixpotshot 6 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, always! Would be greate to see a test in between Japanese, North American and European chisels! Maybe Aldi could join in... as a sponsor...!

@rick91443 6 жыл бұрын

Great videos; always love watching....cheers...rr

@foxymulder8548 5 жыл бұрын

Can you please please show us how you done the dovetail on your work bench.. its stunning. Thank you i love your videos

@JewellerybyPaPe 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome tips! The video seems a tad broken this time :/. Random question: When you’ve had the benchcrafted vise for a year or a half. Can you make a review on them? Keep on making sawdust and lovely joinery!

@thebabylon2933 6 жыл бұрын

thank you men finly i know it

@antiquatedspanner912 3 жыл бұрын

A few questions I have about dovetails is how short in height and wide can they be before they act like a finger joint, break off or as a wedge and break/split the wood and how effective would they be? Essentially what is the length limit for dovetails?,Can you reinforce them by during a hole across and put a dowel through the cross section?

@Borescoped 6 жыл бұрын

Matt, do you have any more tool duels coming soon?

@TomeOfKnowledge74 6 жыл бұрын

I'm interested in details about your dovetailed dovetail marker (not the saw guides). Can you hook us up with a "how to make it" video?

@brianhelmold1332 6 жыл бұрын

So there is a reason to get shiny tools? Great video bud, keep it up!

@TheEveryMaker 6 жыл бұрын

Watching your video makes me want to go out into the garage and start practicing dovetails! I'm still waiting for my chisels to come in, it's surprisingly hard to find actual bevel edge chisels for some reason.

@Devon.Martin 2 жыл бұрын

So, Nick, it’s been three years-how are the dovetails?

@TheEveryMaker 2 жыл бұрын

Well,@@Devon.Martin I wish I could say it was going well, but I have yet to cut a single one. Life has been pretty busy/complicated the last few years and I've not really had any shop time until just recently. I've been working on some much-needed household projects prepping for a baby. Now spending some time figuring out schedules and hopefully getting him to sleep regularly so I can find some time back in the shop. I have a few projects to work on to get my channel back up and running, but fully plan to have some dovetail practice in the near future. Wow three years flies by.

@Devon.Martin 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheEveryMaker I’m in the same boat as you with a newborn and woodworking. I’ll follow you on Instagram and wait for those first dovetails to pop up one day.

@TheEveryMaker 2 жыл бұрын

@@Devon.Martin what's your username, I'll follow you back?

@SirBenJamin_ 6 жыл бұрын

I'm curious Matt. Why don't you always use the jig so that you can then get your joints perfect right off the saw? as opposed to not using the jig and having to tidy up with a chisel?

@leondecarvalhoeriksson5121 6 жыл бұрын

What is the saw in the back of the video?

@WoodWorkingbg 6 жыл бұрын

good video

@kingmalt 5 жыл бұрын

What marking knife is that?

@alistairfrith7772 4 жыл бұрын

Couple there that I had thought of but it's good to have them endorsed by a pro. One thing I did think of, for an absolute beginner with only a cheap old coping saw that can barely get into the slots created by the nice new Japanese pull-saw, how about doing a third cut down the middle of the waste between the pins/tails using my old rusty B&Q tenon saw and then cutting left and right from that with the coping saw? As I see it, that means there's no danger of buggering up the edge of the pin/tail while getting the coping saw to make the vertical to horizontal turn. Obviously there's an extra saw cut to be made but it seems safer for a beginner with less than the ideal tools for the job. Do you have any thoughts on this?

@antonyelliot8636 6 жыл бұрын

a vid on marking knives would be good there are alot of different ones to choose from

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Good shout mate, I'll have a think!

@athertones1775 6 жыл бұрын

Agreed, looks simple when pros uses a knife, reality is it takes practice and is very easy to muck right up. My first attempt resulted in something psilocybin wavy, man! Glad I'm not a surgeon.

@williambranham6249 5 жыл бұрын

I've used both techniques. I now prefer the sharpest pencil. If the pencil tip wears quickly the line will be thicker and may affect the position of the pencil tip relative to the tail. Resharpen after tracing each set of tails onto the pin board.. I don't worry as much about tails. May be confusing, the point is keep the pencil very sharp.

@WattWood 5 жыл бұрын

tell you what the aldi chisels beat the snot out of a new set of Marples in quality (not the old ones)

@MrWigg1es09 6 жыл бұрын

True story about the Katz-Moses Dovetail Jig. I never cut a single dovetail, bought the jig and cut about B- quality dovetails. If your on the fence, get it (just don't go over the fence into your neighbors yard)!

@tonyennis3008 4 жыл бұрын

If the jig is good for B- dovetails, I would not be recommending it.

@ronbarnett2383 3 жыл бұрын

@@tonyennis3008 if it's his first time and he gets b- dovetails then it's a very good jig because anybody doing them for the first time without the jig would get a failing grade

@jamestesseyman7141 6 жыл бұрын

I wish I had these videos when ibwas at college.

@johnking3863 6 жыл бұрын

Tip 5, use your Aldi chisels to rough out and your super sharpened sweethearts to finalise.

@stevencorridori3406 Жыл бұрын

What's a tool jewel?

@mundomusicaearte Жыл бұрын

1:22 Katon, Clamp board no jutsu

@ramingr 5 жыл бұрын

Man, you're too good for your age! I envy you! :)

@williambranham6249 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, like the 4 Y.O. playing piano concertos. Amazing.

@soledude Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@watermain48 6 жыл бұрын

I had a different idea for tip no. 1. Mine is to invite Matt over for a pint and let him cut the dovetails. Your list was good, though. Still no Jesus pen I see...

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Fair deal.

@TheSNIPERmac 4 жыл бұрын

@@MattEstlea I'll top the drink and raise it with a meal and several drinks, what do you say Matt?

@909sickle 4 жыл бұрын

The workbench was so young in those days.

@YabbaDadADo 4 жыл бұрын

I am amazed that the Aldi chisel war started in this video towards Paul Sellers isn't headline news. Be calm people, we need diplomacy and not war! Dangerous times.

@tonyennis3008 4 жыл бұрын

I think Sellers could reply, "Best by test".

@markteague8889 5 жыл бұрын

Hahah! Can’t get Aldi chisels here in the USA. I suppose the equivalent would be Harbor Freight.

@williambranham6249 5 жыл бұрын

I have recently purchased them in Aldi in NC.

@markteague8889 5 жыл бұрын

What part of NC? Maybe I need to visit our local ALDI store more often. I was able to pickup a roll of handy double-stick tape there a few years ago.

@williambranham6249 5 жыл бұрын

High Point. The problem is that Aldi seems to rotate what is available. If you can find a manager ask them or visit frequently. I would say that HD or Lowes, maybe ACE or Walmart , Amazon would sell a comparable chisel=quality and price. Sharpening is the important thing.

@tonyennis3008 4 жыл бұрын

HF chisels are very bad. Aldi chisels are a different thing.

@Gerggers 6 жыл бұрын

Oh, those controversial Aldi chisels... Lol.

@Gerggers 6 жыл бұрын

Don’t think it was a dig so much as a reference to the debate surrounding cheap vs expensive chisels, and the bigger debate of how expensive does a tool have to be in order to be effective. I, for one, get by with box store chisels just fine.

@paweljaniak2382 6 жыл бұрын

I really like you channel Greg. Your videos and very nice and clear and pretty helpful. Well done and keep them coming,thanks!

@Gerggers 6 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@paularthur1183 6 жыл бұрын

Greg Wagener s

@awinbisa 5 жыл бұрын

There is a stark difference between sellers and estlea so just take your pick. I can see estlea likes the expensive kit whereas sellers is more about restoring life into older tools. Dare I say it there is quite a few years experience between the two chaps as well. But ultimately dont be a sheep. Soak in as much info as you can then find out what works for you

@stamperli 6 жыл бұрын

Man.. I didnt know Jon Snow kicks ass in woodworking aswell...

@QuadDoc 5 жыл бұрын

LOL, I thought you were a magician

@argentorangeok6224 5 жыл бұрын

Aldi chisel... hahaha! Buy a few cartons of chisels.

@EnnTomi1 5 жыл бұрын

ok make a guide how to make dovetail guides.

@patbassman8251 5 жыл бұрын

Paul Sellers the master has no problem using Aldi chisels not everyone can afford 60 pounds per chisel from Lie Nielsen or Veritas .

@randomorbit3376 5 жыл бұрын

I get my chisels from boot sales, dig around and find some nice ones in need of some of work ....for pence. Youd be surprised at what you can find, stanleys, marples etc. Plus hammers and planes.

@sotty1000 5 жыл бұрын

Mijn beitels komen ook van ALDI/LIDL en je kan zeggen wat je wilt die dingen zijn vlijm scherp, zijn erg vlak en je krijgt ze gemakkelijk geschlepen. Voor een hobbyist of weekend-woodworker zijn ze uitermate geschikt. Ik vind je video's zeer goed en duidelijk maar niet iedereen kan zich de gereedschappen veroorloven die jij hier tentoonstelt. Ook hebben de meesten geen zin, tijd of gelegenheid om stad en land af te zoeken naar goede tweedehands beitels of andere spullen. Dus resumé: een beetje respect voor degene die zich alleen ALDI beitels kan veroorloven. Ik heb gezegt....

@hpjk772 5 жыл бұрын

@@sotty1000 I mean, I'm German so I can read Dutch no problem, but I think we should all stick to English because it's what most people here understand.

@tonyennis3008 4 жыл бұрын

I'd give my left arm to be ambidextrous.

@JustAnotherCFA 4 жыл бұрын

Ambidextrous !?! I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous !

@willmc4403 6 жыл бұрын

Is it common for woodworkers to become ambidextrous? Quite amusing that you're literally more accurate than me with your weak hand...

@williambranham6249 5 жыл бұрын

I had a 6th grade teacher (Mrs. Chumley (a stout woman like the teacher in "A Christmas Story" ) ) who could write left or right, backward as well as forward.

@ian-duh 6 жыл бұрын

Bruh, sharpen your saw!

@HPBPhotoWorks 6 жыл бұрын

Matt: With all due deference would you be kind enough to consider slowing your speech a bit. Folks here in the US are not used to the cadence and inflection of your wonderful accent. I would suggest that you could do this in post when putting your video together... Some of us are very limited with experience and feel a bit of slow down would be beneficial. Hope you can be helpful. Absolutely love your shows, and consider them to be very helpful. Feel free to comment. Thanks!

@escalator9734 5 жыл бұрын

You'll get the hanf of it quickly. I'm not a native english speaker and had trouble a first understanding regular US accents, then southern accent, then regular english, then "peaky blinders" english. Still struggle with lemmy kilmisters accent, and of course the scotts.

@williambranham6249 5 жыл бұрын

Hank: I think you can adjust the speed of the video in the lower right corner. See if that helps.

@TheVimeo 4 жыл бұрын

first one, you can you your knife, as paul sellers is doing. another one is to put some water on the part that you will remove, will make it way more easier. saw this on Japanese woodworking. you can also, use a pencil and before trying them, just mark colorise the inside of the tails. if they are too tight, you will the marks. as for lidl chisel, well. is all about the technique and how sharpen are. Not everyone has money for niesel 400 euro planes, or chisels :)

@n.c.108 2 жыл бұрын

No sense in buying guides if you only use them a few times in your life🤓

@aidanfordsword6954 4 жыл бұрын

I didnt know you were ambidextrous. You said you were a lefty then you said you were a righty in a other video. I got confused

@davidfarmer2049 5 жыл бұрын

"There is the pins cut out". Great use of English.

@scottgates601 6 жыл бұрын

How can "Use a dovetail guide" be a tip to improve your dovetail skills? Honestly best thing Ive ever done is adopt Rob Cosman's dovetail method and learn how to saw plumb/straight. Offsetting the tail board the width of your saw kerf then marking the kerf straight onto the pin board then saw straight down. No clean up of the pins required only need to chop down to the baselines. Cuts the joint time down to 1/3 of the original.

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

This video is on how to instantly improve your dovetails, not necessarily the skills that take years of practice such as sawing. I cover those skills in all of my previous videos on the topic

@scottgates601 6 жыл бұрын

If you want to use a guide then that's fine with me, guess I misread your title.

@williambranham6249 5 жыл бұрын

I agree Matt!. Guides help build muscle memory. Consider the tricycle. Very few parents tell 4 and 5 year old children to get on the bicycle first, only to see then fall to an injury. Makes no sense to dismiss guides.