How to cut a DOVETAIL HOUSING JOINT by HAND

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In this video, I'll show you how to mark out, cut and refine a stopped dovetail housing joint. This means the dovetail will be visible from the back, but not the front. If you haven't already,
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@MattEstlea 5 жыл бұрын

Like the workbench? Watch me make it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fL57jNp-lcyZh4k.html&t

@mykhelderian 5 жыл бұрын

Well, it's a bit comforting to know that you sometimes.make mistakes. After watching your other tut on cutting dovetails, (you know, the one where your dovetails mated perfectly and were astheticly beautiful) I went into the workshop and looked at some dovetails I had previously cut and began to cry. Seriously, Matt , I love your demeanor, your thoroughness and your the effort you put out in the pursuit of excellence. I think your are headed to be a master craftsman. Thanks so much for your generosity in sharing your considerable knowledge with us.

@bryanstellfox8521 2 жыл бұрын

I've been watching your videos since the beginning, and YOU specifically have helped enable me to finally leave my day job and fully open my own woodworking business! I started woodworking like the typical American...with power tools. After a couple of years, I became proficient enough to have a side gig. Then, I realized how poor my craftsmanship was. I was proficient with standard power tools, but I needed to learn traditional hand tools to become something more!

@colinellicott9737 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome job! Love the plain talk about errors, kudos on being open and clear about that, so much more relatable than annoying perfection. Thx

@christophercastor6666 2 жыл бұрын

It’s cool going back to see your work from so long ago, especially after hearing about your battles with mental health. You’re an incredible educator and a wonderful presenter; I especially like your honesty and willingness to discuss imperfections! Thank you Matt as always, -CY Castor

@JeepTherapy 6 жыл бұрын

I think this is one of your best videos. You slowed it down a bit and showing your mistakes and how easy it really is to make a mistake in woodworking is by all rights honorable. Thank you.

@myself9128 6 жыл бұрын

Pointing out mistakes is helpful for the mere novice! Another great video, watching every one! Bought myself the Veritas Dovetail 14tpi this weekend thanks to your tool videos, what a beauty!

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Nice! You’ll see that saw through many years of work. It’s very good considering the price!

@Robin-tg4yr 5 жыл бұрын

Love that you include the mistakes.

@geezergeek1637 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this series. Teaching this "old dog" a few new tricks.

@ptcruiser2012 2 жыл бұрын

"I am a right old cowboy like that". Brilliant description. Love the video. I know this is a bit old but I have been going back through your stuff.

@vosifle 2 жыл бұрын

Best tutorials on KZfaq! Thank you!

@georgiesgirl64 6 жыл бұрын

Great learning for us ladies out there. Cheers keep em coming

@Jake65Kelly 6 жыл бұрын

Matt. You are a breath of fresh air. Great targeted information delivered quickly and no tedious waffle! I am so impressed with your information and balanced cool style I am signing up as a Patreon supporter. Keep up the great work! Cheers from Australia.

@Swarm509 Жыл бұрын

While I love doing hand work in my projects the housing joint really makes more sense with a router bit if you have many of them to cut out, rather then then chiseling. Still could do the dovetail part by hand though. Still a great joint to know how to do by hand, and satisfying once it all comes together.

@arra4741 6 жыл бұрын

Great! Thank you, waiting for next one!

@czokalapik 6 жыл бұрын

Great video as usual, I never thought of starting chopping away from the edges to prevent undercuts to be visible, great tip!

@dibley1973 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing clear and detailed explanation, as per the norm with your videos. Thanks for sharing.

@EquilibriaHealth 4 жыл бұрын

Always love your videos and your honesty.

@christophercastor6666 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Matt! It’s been a while since I originally watched this, but it’s always a great time to see you work

@acalek 6 жыл бұрын

Can't thank you enough for your videos m8. Great to see someone elevate the quality of woodworking instructional videos, there is some serious production value on display. Also want to commend you for encouraging future wood workers by making these techniques accessible and more importantly, understandable to the masses.

@martinbrace7195 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome job Matt thanks.

@brianm.9451 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! This is a good reason to hone my hand sawing skills.

@HansHoffmeister 2 жыл бұрын

Well done! Learned a lot

@genardusfaberus6514 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you.

@totobill22 6 жыл бұрын

Super vidéo, Thank's from France :)

@l1verm0m 6 жыл бұрын

Great video Matt... your ‘warts and all’ approach is refreshing and helpful.

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mike!

@craigsmith8076 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video mate and thanks for showing and explaining the mistakes. You are a fantastic teacher.

@garyknight8616 6 жыл бұрын

Great video Matt. The honesty, as others have already mentioned, is appreciated and very helpful. Appreciate you've got a lot going on but would like to see the lighting improved. If you are on Patreon I'm happy to chuck you a few quid every month to help out. Cheers, Gary

@danieloshannessy5595 3 жыл бұрын

Love this video very helpful for my purpose even though I will opt for a through dovetail for my own project very interesting idea with the slide stop.

@rsdevarapalli Жыл бұрын

Inspiring Good quality joint making skills, thanks for sharing.

@wolfgang4468 4 жыл бұрын

Great you do not hide anything, appreciate that.

@danielallen2000 6 жыл бұрын

very nice, keep it up!

@MultiWarrior63 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt, great timing mate

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Read your mind. Cheers Ken!

@blhale1 6 жыл бұрын

When making a depth adjustment with a router plane, once the locking clamp is tight, rotate the adjustment knob up (counter-clockwise) to remove the slack. This will prevent the blade from being pulled down while cutting.

@patchedupdemon7104 6 жыл бұрын

youd have thought hed have known that,i mean he has all the tools so must be an expert

@SethDanielRiedel 4 жыл бұрын

I normally do that too but sometimes we all forget in the excitement of something

@frenstcht 4 жыл бұрын

You _can_ crosscut with a rip saw. You could also sever that line with a chisel and a mallet, a K-BAR and a lead pipe, or a steak knife and some grit -- comma true. After 7 years in a mill shop, I gotta say that 90% of woodworking is knowing what's the right tool for the job. Or the right combination of tools; if you've ever had to match an antique moulding with a shaper and a random collection of router bits, you know what I'm talking about. Anybody who reads this and hasn't seen the vid on how to saw needs to go watch it, by the way. My sawing is several orders of magnitude better just from watching it and applying it. And that's without practice. Great stuff!

@RamsesMCMLI 4 жыл бұрын

During my bench days at pratical post-graduation times, my friend told me: Hey, perfect ist the worst enemy of good! I enjoyed evr'y bit of ur video Kudos mate!

@LoveofChocolate18 5 жыл бұрын

nice opening credit!

@RBTrujillo1 6 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video Sir!

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Wooaahh please tell me you're the Robert Trujillo from Metallica?! ;) Cheers Robert!

@RBTrujillo1 6 жыл бұрын

Sir! No No No No! I am not the same Robert Trujillo you think of! I am a nobody, I am a common person that enjoys your videos Sir. The closest I come to any remote level of heavy metal is a cousin Randy Castillo who was a drummer who played with Ozzy and Motley Crue. So no, I am not the the Robert you think of, I'm sorry.

@TheLastPharm 2 жыл бұрын

Oh dear, 62 people must be offended by Jesus on a ballpoint pen. On a more serious note, I love the way you make things look perfectly simple and logical and easy while this must take hundreds if not thousands of hours of practice. Very nice work and narration.

@anthonyclaypool6925 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for breaking down the method for final chopping and clean up. I split a chunk of the rear jaw for a Moxon vise I'm working on because I created "steps" by trying to cut the housing upright. 🤦 Mistakes are opportunities I guess...

@TheEveryMaker 6 жыл бұрын

I have a project I'm currently working on where I need a dovetail housing joint and was originally going to do it with a router. The piece is too small and I didn't feel safe, so I may just have to sharpen my chisels and give it a try with hand tools! Thanks again for the video and I really appreciate you showing the mistakes, it helps make it feel less intimidating.

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

No worries mate! Best of luck with it!

@margaret-annekent3247 2 жыл бұрын

Totally brilliant! What took me so long to find a proper craftsman's video? Only one thing....please could you speak more slowly? Many thanks. Annie

@drekowski 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, I like your attention to detail, care and accuracy. I would consider using a chisel or knife to sever the fibres the saw couldn't reach instead of just breaking them out. The joint was stuck a bit earlier than where you marked it, due to the stopped portion of the dovetail; looking for shiny spots on the joint helps to locate tight portions as well. And finally, for such a short joint parallel works well, but if the parts get wider and the groove longer, it may be worth tapering the dovetail ever so slightly, in order to have the joint lock only in the last 1-2 inches. Keep it up!

@rjamsbury1 6 жыл бұрын

Great instruction as ever Matt, thanks. Could that bruised bottom corner have happened from the offside of the chisel when skewing into the opposite corner?

@rick91443 6 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed watching and thanks...rr

@1guitarlover 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt, I am so sad that you had that tiny little home in the dove tail... :P. You are just a gifted carpenter. One thing. Please consider improving the light system, for the light above you provokes to many shadows on your working bench. Cheers!

@jeffjensen4532 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! Just started. I hope that some day my mistakes can be as small as yours...wood working mistakes that is...! :D You do fantastic work! Keep it up!...your work/videos that is... :D

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Haha you should see the size of my mistakes outside of Woodworking! Cheers Jeff.

@inxj5915 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same Veritas router plane and found that if I have upward pressure on the blade anytime I’m adjusting the depth of cut, it avoids nasty surprises. One way to do this is to make sure the plane is sitting upright with its weight on the blade anytime the locking collar is loose.

@chriss4613 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your mistakes. Too many people shy away from showing that.

@akjkjkak 5 жыл бұрын

That marking knife looks sweet. Where did you get it? It almost looks like one David Barron used to sell.

@WoodByWright 6 жыл бұрын

Sweet work man. love your Videos. if you ever want to do a collab let me know.

@luisp8999 6 жыл бұрын

YES PLEASE!!

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

It seems people want it to happen! I'm up for it!

@LimitedGunnerGM 6 жыл бұрын

I follow both of you and would love to see that!

@davidfarmer2049 6 жыл бұрын

did this happen?

@hughatkins 5 жыл бұрын

I'd really like to see such a collaboration too!!

@Subsonic-cd2en 6 жыл бұрын

Great videos! For some reason, your mannerisms and style really remind me of Gordon Ramsey, lol - minus all the anger and yelling.

@jmwing 6 жыл бұрын

agreed - I noticed that too

@paulrobinson5833 4 жыл бұрын

yeah just as annoying!

@charliegoransson12 6 жыл бұрын

Subbed

@michaelhastrich7257 2 жыл бұрын

Kind of new to woodworking and really want to practice all these types of joints. Any tips on what woods to use for practicing my joint skills?

@QlueDuPlessis 5 жыл бұрын

Just watched some similar from Wood by Wright

@gryshie100 5 жыл бұрын

Matt. Is this kind of joint that could protect the table top when you do it at the bottom of table top? Protect for example of twisting when you glue UP together wide boards. If that is True do you have any advice for do it all acros the table top? Thanks and greatings 😊

@jchadwick7506 6 жыл бұрын

FGS. I only bought the fine tooth saw, didn't I? Sigh. See you at the weekend...Your vids are costing me a fortune. :-)

@johnmontgomery560 5 жыл бұрын

Is there any work around on the Veritas router to get more accurate depth ?

@johnc.4871 4 жыл бұрын

I thought it kind of comical that you have a jesus pen and say god I need a new one. good luck with that request. lol

@cerberus2881 2 жыл бұрын

The Router is much cheaper and more effective than all those Overpriced hand tools, though it would be fun to do.

@AndrewFrink 6 жыл бұрын

up next a stopped, tapered, dovetail housing joint for use on wider stock?

@timothyball3144 5 жыл бұрын

Not trying to bust your chops or anything, but is there a crack on the dovetail opposite that bruise? If so, would that come from the edge being too tight?

@rolandharrison5651 2 жыл бұрын

Matt, could you please slow down. I have to keep going back 2 or 3 times ( or more ) for each step to catch what you are saying. This makes it difficult to put the whole process together. It takes such a long time to complete the whole video. You do a great job explaining.

@josephKEOarthur 5 жыл бұрын

what is the mallet you are using? for the chisel?

@lincolndickerson1293 Жыл бұрын

Curious could you have removed a thin bit of material from the shoulder of the darker wood to let it fall that minimal amount into the dovetail without sacrficing the tight fit of the joint much?

@radinsyah1574 2 жыл бұрын

My veritas router has the same fault. Besides the weak locking system, the blade end can be too trigger happy too… allowing the bevel of the blade dig deeper into the stock and micro-tilting the base forwards.

@NoCom.36 6 жыл бұрын

Молодец, кудрявый!

@zagrizena 4 жыл бұрын

The Jesus pen had me confused for a moment there. Watching one of your videos before I wasn't really paying so much attention to the tools and I just assumed it was some kind of carpenter jargon for a really simple basic marking tool that can be traced back 2000 years. Kind of like a marking knife maybe? Only now I noticed it was an actual pen with literally Jesus figure on it, lol 😀

@chm1701 5 жыл бұрын

Shame that you were so disappointed about the result, Matt. Although, I do understand why, but thanks for the video and for showing us the mistakes and how to prevent them.

@jacobdiscipleofjesusforeve419 6 жыл бұрын

Great info. Jesus loves you Matt

@seanhollandcanada 6 жыл бұрын

As a Buddhist, I would like to recommend that you get a Buddha pen.

@BlackSwan912 4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t a skew chisel avoid that bruise?

@Wheel333 3 жыл бұрын

🙏❤️🙏

@pgtips4240 Жыл бұрын

Still a really good joint considering you were going at rocket pace and doing a video.

@reallyreallyreallyreally 5 жыл бұрын

mmm dovetails

@MultiEsben 6 жыл бұрын

What make Chisels are you using"

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Lie-Nielsen!

@thomasarussellsr 6 жыл бұрын

Oops and bruises happen. Still, all in all a great how to video. Thanks.

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers Thomas!

@user-tp1gu6xj2w 6 жыл бұрын

famously made by Matt! sorry for my English

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

It will be living in the glass cabinet on the right hand side of the screen from now on!

@user-tp1gu6xj2w 6 жыл бұрын

very interesting your videos!

@janikumlander1822 5 жыл бұрын

You should make a new mallet 😬

@gizanked 6 жыл бұрын

If I want to do this but I don't have a Jesus pen will it still work or is a deity pen required?

@ianbeckett2427 6 жыл бұрын

Plenty of other deities to choose from though... static.wixstatic.com/media/1de1f3410742f752894df086116bea2f.wix_mp_512

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

ooooo you may struggle a bit!

@WoodByWright 6 жыл бұрын

you really do need an affiliate link to that pen.

@JeepTherapy 6 жыл бұрын

Yes a deity pen is required. I recommend Ganesh... or how ever you spell it... god of removing obstacles... but in your case... wood. :D

@mynameisciaran 6 жыл бұрын

Matt, I love your videos. Very helpful and well made. However, I'm new to woodwork, I'm pretty bad at it and I realise now that this is because of my low-quality pens. The problem is, I'm kind of broke. Can I just write the word Jesus on one of my pencils?

@planespeaking 3 жыл бұрын

Love these videos but electric router ftw on this.

@gregorylondos534 5 жыл бұрын

I only wanna leave a comment for your workbench homemade or purchased...?

@MattEstlea 5 жыл бұрын

Visit my profile, it’s the first video at the top ;)

@diowk 2 жыл бұрын

He doesn't have a combination square?! How is this possible?

@edelrabe 6 жыл бұрын

Jesus pen, nice one)

@dimitardobrev3296 4 жыл бұрын

what are these things?

@lnesland 6 жыл бұрын

Nice work. But why not just sand the sides, instead of using a chisel?

@royr327 6 жыл бұрын

Woodworking is the never ending pursuit of the unobtainable idea of perfection. Good you think you know what happened, all errors are preventable, but also sometimes unavoidable. From my view it was the knife lines that caused the fiber to sever, sometimes because of unpredictable grain structure. Most folks wouldn't show a video of a cross grain dovetail. And you rightly point out that it is never the tools fault. Go to 17:13 and look at the horizontal knife line protruding past the dovetail line . Still, great job.

@theYeti1000 6 жыл бұрын

I love your tuts. They are very straight forward. But I won't ever be able to do them because I don't have a Jesus pen.

@rickgoebel6724 6 жыл бұрын

17k subscribers minus the one down below. 20K by end of year?

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, bet its going to be 19,999! Nah I'm going for 25K Rick!

@Giich Жыл бұрын

The fit is too damn tight even 1 shoulder splitted. I fall in that too when i got it too snug its really scary to fix that cause it can quickly become too loose which is even worse :)

@logancarr5676 5 жыл бұрын

Wood working Jon snow

@hecllr111 5 жыл бұрын

You should try the tapered dovetail joint to larger work because not even couldn't close your sample.

@Deestainglass01 6 жыл бұрын

what's up with Jesus pen. great video

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

My favourite pen, that is all!

@tinycuisine6544 Жыл бұрын

I love what you do, but I feel you rush a little bit. Something like this trakes time to assimilate. Just some constructive criticism. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

@robertlangley258 6 жыл бұрын

Ok now I am absolutely positive beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’ve not nearly enough brain cells to accomplish a dovetail like this! Guess I’ll just keep using glue and 20 penny nails driven with 5lb ax head for joints. Where the hell do people born like this come from? 👍👍👍👍👍

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Haha what a comment! Cheers Robert! Don’t worry, this joint is actually very forgiving as a lot of it is hidden. Just take time on the shoulder lines and don’t worry too much about the rest. As you say, nails and glue can fix any loose joints ;)

@TheWoodYogi 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert :) I love the comment. He did make it look easy, but if we follow the video step by step and with a few times trying it out on scraps of wood, we can do it :D

@robertlangley258 6 жыл бұрын

The Wood Yogi if you say so Yogi, but I’m feelin a little lack-0-noodle after watching this young man go. He’s a baked potato and a whole bag of chips..thanks for the pep tho Yogi ✌️

@jakelilevjen9766 3 жыл бұрын

Please, oh please, buy some lights!

@paulrobinson5833 4 жыл бұрын

What is sawring?

@douglanglois456 6 жыл бұрын

Just started watching your videos. Great content, great presentation. But I have to ask - what's with the Jesus pen? Earnest Christian, or irony? Not that either is right or wrong.

@czokalapik 6 жыл бұрын

I would guess neither, it's simply a Jesus pen :D

@kennethodette1352 6 жыл бұрын

It rubs a lot of people wrong . Kind of blasphemous. you should retire the pen unless you like pissing of Christians.

@BlackSwan912 4 жыл бұрын

Kenneth Odette Christians ... myth-believers. I’ve never met one that doesn’t prove to be a hypocrite.

@nikolce14008 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, but you should improve the lighting in your shop where you film the videos.

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. I’m using 2 led panels at the moment but definitely need more but I’m starting to put more effort into what I’ve got now.

@richardmasters3571 6 жыл бұрын

I think you should rise above all this talk of Jesus pens. After all, it's quite clear that what you need a Dennis the Menace pen! Yeah, yeah, I'm going.