I see where your heads at trying to scribe a line matching your imperfect stock... but a back saw only cuts a straight line. You solution doesn't really solve the problem at hand. Also stand up when you saw, sitting down makes good form impossible.

Sweet dude, much more in touch with the workpiece then using a table saw with dado stacked blades, or using a electrical router! Maybe not to efficient if you are in the woodworking industry and need to make many items quickly, but for doing corrections on site even if you do use power tools, this information is invaluable! I am a blacksmith and machinist, but I am trying to get into woodworking, but have noise restrictions at the place of my residence, so hand tools and not using noisy power tools is a must! Thanks for that insight, I didn't even know you could get a router hand tool, instead of he electrical variant! Thanks again, to show my appreciation, I will subscribe as you seem very in touch and would like to pickup and master the type of skills you are willing to teach, even if they are elementary or not, I don't care, I like being green and like being in touch with my work, closer than many other people in my fields of work. Have a great week! Stu

Nice video Joshua. Shows that it’s easier to get a precision fit with hand tools...and quieter too. Marking the width of the dado using the actual piece doesn’t help if the wood is cupped. But it definitely does help if the board is slightly thinner on one side than the other. Like it might be if it had been thicknessed by hand. I think that’s the example you meant to say. -Jim

Sir this is really excellent Excellent. The Teacher as well as his Tools

Really great technique and info. I use my router plane every time I cut a dado or a groove, especially if it is a sheet good and use my table saw....it's amazing how much material gets missed by a dado stack.....even more surprising how many people I see cut dados this way then assemble ....you just know that's not a good fit, but you do get a quick understanding for their craftsmanship. Great video and thanks for sharing.

i enjoy watching you work....from your window

Great wood working lesson, I learned something!

As always, a great work and class.

Can this method (or a variation) be used if the workpiece is wider than the length of the saw? I have longer saws, but not crosscut back-saws.

hope I can get a job this fall so I can acquire so great tools and do some wood working this winter thanks for another great video

Love the hammer !!

That is pretty much how I was taught on my joinery apprenticeship 50 years ago. A good job and you do have to be careful with adjusters staying tight with routers.

this is really helpful; thanks for uploading. would this method work just as well if the joint is cut into a 12" wide board? would you do anything different? i'm thinking of making a bookshelf at about that depth.

Very nice and informative video!

You make this look too easy - I'm going to be overconfident when I try this for the first time! ;) How important is it to get a back saw for cutting dado joints? Can a regular cross-cut hand saw do the trick, or am I just going to regret not getting a back saw?

Use a Dado plane or a Stanley 45 with the spurs out to score a cross the grain. Then select the width of straight cutter for the size dado you want to cut. Tack a strip of wood to the face of the work and set the depth on the plane . You can cut a dado very clean and faster than this method.

Joshua, I recently purchased a Stanley No 71 router plane. Mine is similar to the one you used in this video however it has a post in the front housing, ahead of the cutting iron, that has a "foot" on it that is adjustable for depth. The foot can also be adjusted by pivoting it left or right. Do you have any idea what this feature is for???

I like your approach because it allows to work with not so perfectly straight stock. Most of my wood is reclaimed, so fitting it in a dado can be a bit of an headache at times. I was wondering, if you had to cut a longer dado, one too long for your saw, what would you do?

neat!

can the router plane be used to start the joint, or just to finish?

Is it the same process if you are doing a dado along a piece that is about the length of a bookcase?

01:10 ..and not the slightest tap on the fast hold ! And: why *not* using a dado plane? 01:36 crap: I have to take that back. 01:53 but Mr. Sellers chisels it out ;-P 03:29 Ahh.. finally - the router plane comes into play. Maybe I should watch the hole video first, and then make silly comments.

Im Joe NOT maria. Im on her computer. Nice video & I see that you are well on your way. The only things I could say is PLEASE stand up when doing this work. You need to put your whole body into it and sitting doesnt allow you to do that. Also try offering your saw to the work at an angle on the corner first rather than trying to saw straight across the whole joint. I see your saw is binding. By sawing at different angles allows you to open & establish the kerf. All in all good work.

Thank you you make it look so easy! Can i use a normal chisel if I don't have a router chisel?

So your big speech on how the wood might be curved and how you do not want to scribe a line using marking gauge flew right out the window when you used the saw.

cutting sit down ?!? what the ... ?!