Make a Dovetail Box in 12 Minutes -- WOOD magazine

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Through dovetail joints are as beautiful as they are strong, and work great for all kinds of casework, including drawers. In this video, WOOD magazine's Bob Hunter shows how to make a dovetail box in just 12 minutes from start to finish using a template and a router table.
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@wdavis111 2 жыл бұрын

10 years later and seeing this video gave me the confidence to make my first dovetail box. Thanks so much! it worked like a charm!

@pamtnman1515 Жыл бұрын

All I need is a router table and a Keller jig… a substantial investment probably limited to professionals

@richardlug6139 Жыл бұрын

@@pamtnman1515 If you have a router and a flat piece of plywood for the top and some scrap pieces of lumber to make a stand you can make your own table top router table. The Keller jig though is expensive @ $250on Amazon, but if the router bits that come with it are high quality it lessons the hurt some. So @ $250 and what ever you think the wood used to make your own table costs you I would say that is not just limited to pros. If you do not have a router you can buy a combo router/table for $150 made by Kobolt @ Lowes

@pamtnman1515 Жыл бұрын

@@richardlug6139 thank you

@butterflyxf Жыл бұрын

As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement kzfaq.infoUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!

@hatedcritic8066 2 жыл бұрын

I just want to say how much I appreciate you speeding things up and not forcing me to watch you do the same thing over and over at speed.

@tremor360 4 жыл бұрын

I love that your 12 minutes included a test piece

@MikeyDonna 8 ай бұрын

I liked the way this was presented, straight and to the point, very quiet with no distractions with loud music.

@SKBond-hs7xb 6 ай бұрын

Wow! I've never seen this before. By far the easiest dove tails I've ever seen. I've seen workbench mounted jigs where you take the router to the jig that seem to have a lot of setup involved. This method of taking a simple jig to the router table seems so much quicker and simpler.

@dgb5820 4 жыл бұрын

I keep watching this because you make it look so easy, can you please make a video just on your router table as I can see you seem to have made a quick release and this is very clever

@jamespooley6397 3 жыл бұрын

I've learned more than I can remember from Bob Hunter. Great wood worker and a great person to boot!

@dbj1954 3 жыл бұрын

What a great and simple way to make dovetail joints on a router table! Just what I was looking for!

@bigchiefbear 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Clean simple.very easy to follow. No need for thumbs down. Im a joiner in uk.been in business 30 yrs . Look forward to next video.👌👌

@ChefJeanPierre 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to produce such a great video! I love your style, your calm and the entire production! Thank you!

@mjremy2605 11 ай бұрын

You do woodworking too? A man of many talents, Chef JP! Nice to see you here.

@outbackeddie 4 жыл бұрын

That was an excellent demonstration. I have wanted to learn how to do this for a long time and you really laid it out well. Thank you.

@bjhfilms7708 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely done, well-shot, to the point, and informative. Thanks for taking the time.

@LoneWolf-yp2mo 4 жыл бұрын

Great job ! Thank You !! Gotta give this a try ! Wish me luck !! I usually make saw dust pretty good ....

@leyland9999 4 жыл бұрын

Just came across your video, don’t know how and I’m not interested in making dove tail connexions or woodworking. But like someone else said too, I watched it untill the end. Very professional video, nice presentation, clear explanations and amazing results. I have great respect for skilled craftsmen who make quality stuff like you do. Maybe the combination of a quality presentation and craftmanship in woodworking did the trick for me to watch it till the end....

@richpaul8132 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Great Demo.

@irblueflames69 4 жыл бұрын

So far the best approach to dovetails joints thanks for the video

@daveengel5751 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I inherited this dovetail jig from my dad but did not know how to use it. Well done

@ziggydog24 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great instruction using a dovetail jig. I purchased a similar jig years ago and left it to collect dust, now to give it a go after watching your vid. Thanks again from the UK.

@theColJessep 5 жыл бұрын

I have no idea why I'm watching this. I work in IT. I have a hammer and a screwdriver. It was very calming though. Thanks!

@charlesroberts7557 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for teaching me that

@eroark79 5 жыл бұрын

I work in IT and STILL do woodworking at home

@Gren4te 5 жыл бұрын

Elba Roark same here! Sometimes people that work with computers want to actually do something with their bare hands ;-)

@johnnywest5445 5 жыл бұрын

That's how I started out Nathan. I'm a (retired) electronics technician who, after watching a few woodworking videos four years ago, now has an almost complete workshop in his (still carpeted) spare bedroom. Hybrid table saw, 14 inch bandsaw, planer, drill press. Until I get my garage situated for the workshop, or build one in the corner of my yard, I use my tablesaw as my workbench and square stock on with my planer and tablesaw. Works out great for smaller things. I'm working on a blanket chest right now that I think may be the limit in size for that size of a space.

@theodurcan2 5 жыл бұрын

I work in IT, and when back home every day I work in my woodwork atelier.

@rachelcooper3866 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this!!! I dream of having a woodshop like yours!! Saving this to use to plan my setup!! I learned more in this video about routers and dovetails than I have in all the others combined. I hope I can find more of your videos!!

@ThisoldWoody 3 жыл бұрын

This make dovetails look so easy, thank you for making this video.

@VirginiaRealEstate 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for making the video.

@philburrows6036 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Did my trade as a Shipwright 40 years ago and remember doing these joins the old fashioned way with a Dovetail saw and were made to do them until we got them to a similar finish as your router jig Love your shop and clear explanation Cheers.😊

@CyrylB 4 жыл бұрын

Peter, you are wrong. Only the best things are made by hand. machines help but nothing beats a true Craftsman

@darrengow-brown171 4 жыл бұрын

I have watched this several times and will keep watching it, because you make it look very easy and your presentation is outstanding Really appreciate this video

@GifCoDigital 4 жыл бұрын

it is very easy when you have a jig and a bit that do literally ALL the work for you.

@BjorgenEatinger 2 жыл бұрын

@@GifCoDigital Right? And he doesn't state what the bit size is.

@anthonycooper3191 4 жыл бұрын

You make it look so easy. The result of years of experience in carpentry-work. I wish that I could make a wooden-box as easily as you can. Thank you for putting your video on KZfaq.

@Balls607 Жыл бұрын

Bro the router and the jig did all the work

@IrishSchaller Жыл бұрын

@@Balls607 and it makes the joints look like they were machine mass produced. The only skill here is using the jig correctly.

@kevinbuttry8135 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the clear and precise instruction. I have always wanted add this to my skillset. Great work.

@CrudelyMade 4 жыл бұрын

proper instruction video. great job!

@vonclap 3 жыл бұрын

Concisely and logically explained , thank you

@melemetcalf1681 3 жыл бұрын

What I learned from this video is that I need a router table. Lol thank you for the information and instructions.

@mofolashadeonaolapo-haastr8239 3 жыл бұрын

same here :)

@badaspunkbtch 3 жыл бұрын

I just got a kobalt router and table kit for like $165. It's worth at least a few hundred dollars.

@ajuric4606 3 жыл бұрын

I bought small cordless makita router for 150€(180$), took a pine board I found laying around, made it flat, freehand routed a small slot for my router to sit it just so I wouldn't lose too much on bit height, you can use 2 saw horses to screw the whole set up down, make sure you drive the screws bellow the surface and you are set. Oh you will probably need to buy the bits for router to make dove tail joints, but it should be around 200€(240$) for the whole setup, takes time to set it all up but it is 1/4 of the price of a decent router table with bits and jigs

@mjremy2605 11 ай бұрын

What a great demo, beautiful! The marking of that center line is key. So well done and captured perfectly on video. Now to figure out a way to mount my router on a table. Thank you!!

@DaDigger 4 жыл бұрын

Easy peasy,👍 I could have used that 40 years ago. That's truly innovative. ❤

@DaDigger 4 жыл бұрын

@@dangnhahuong4092 The satisfaction of completing a woodworking project is tops. I'm sitting around dozens of lifetime. My career and hobbies were the same. Happy woodworking. Stay safe.

@davidyaros157 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. I am glad I listened all the way to the end, because more and more I feel I am missing a router table, but perhaps I could do something similar with a little more effort using a handheld router and clamps. I aspire to make boxes like you do.

@richardlug6139 2 жыл бұрын

Peachtree Woodworking has a good tutorial here on you tube showing on to do it with a hand held router.

@barriejones15 Жыл бұрын

A perfectly produced tutorial, many thanks

@dgb5820 Жыл бұрын

Awesome procedure and thanks for making it look so easy

@LUckybones25 3 жыл бұрын

This is the easiest way I’ve seen it done! Thanks!!

@bpatters69 4 жыл бұрын

Great demo. I have the Keller Jig and I really like it. I never thought of using the router table with it. That makes a heck a lot more sense than trying to balance the router on top of the jig.

@aleklysikov6033 4 жыл бұрын

Very good job! Thank you very much for showing video lessons!! You have a great time! I’m hobby’s beekeepper . I have a big fan for woodwork! Thank again!

@jerrymartin8189 2 жыл бұрын

You're A true woodworking craftsman Bob..........excellent illustration.........empressive......!!!.....

@rickmcqueen9209 4 жыл бұрын

I Just bought the jig and have been wanting to try it. I was just a little uneasy, but your video great tips and advise. Thanks

@capo808 4 жыл бұрын

Hey rick, I bought the Journey man jig. I'm a little unsure on how to mount the backing block. I might be over thinking it. Do you have an easy explanation? Wood size etc. Thanks

@deborahcooper8575 4 жыл бұрын

Rick McQueen Hey. Rick, where did you buy the jig? Mike

@thomaspoppy9646 4 жыл бұрын

I didn`t intend to use this woodworking book, *TopFineWoodworking. Com* but instead curious about it. I had been truly amazed after trying it. It never dissatisfied me in my desire to have more information about the art of wood working. I discovered several topics such as wood types as well as designing your workshop..

@anthonyhitchings1051 2 жыл бұрын

Since you and the jig make it look so easy, I bought this jig kit from Keller.

@freddypichardo7478 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Bob, thank you for the tips on cutting dove tails! SUPER AWESOME! 🛫🛫🛫

@Bonezz024 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thank you for sharing

@halibut1249 4 жыл бұрын

Whew!! You sure did make that look easy!!

@gentleman_908 3 жыл бұрын

Very unique way of carpentry, thanks for sharing...

@bryceoliver8899 5 жыл бұрын

Ok I'm going to buy a router table now 👌

@williamschreiner4247 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone know who makes that router table in the video?

@stevensprague7095 4 жыл бұрын

I have no idea who has down-voted this. Great demonstration - i have this jig but use it so infrequently I have to refresh my memory as to how it works. Thank you for this. I ended up writing notes on my jig wood for future reference. :)

@fredhoffman6658 4 жыл бұрын

You make it look easy. Thanks 👍

@patty109109 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Need one of these jigs.

@douglaspearce496 4 жыл бұрын

patty109109 You can get the box-jointer from Sears,,,, or make your own,,, I make several box’s at a time,,, just to keeping my mine straight,, It’s easy to mess one up if you get distracted!! Good luck.

@GPenergyhealer 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great instructions!

@RDAUGIRD 4 жыл бұрын

I have the same Keller dovetail jig. I made perfect dovetails first try, right out of the box, no table, just a router.

@thebeybladearmory 4 жыл бұрын

How would you do it without the stability of a table?

@hallhouse5098 4 жыл бұрын

Zakary DeLaura Picture the whole table flipped upside down and get creative.

@deborahcooper8575 4 жыл бұрын

Richard, how thick is your piece of wood that you hooked your Keller jig to?

@bobmoe9221 3 жыл бұрын

I have the same haircut. I think we use the same barber.

@roddyframe123456 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobmoe9221 👍😃

@KikoValleyMan 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video and thank you for educating me on this for when I’m ready to make some furniture. I can’t give you enough thumbs up.

@mheib9904 3 жыл бұрын

That’s one clean shop !

@geckoproductions4128 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video, well done. Thanks

@teyronjayneevans3278 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, making woodworking accessible to all. Even I want a router now 😀

@oriastahao Жыл бұрын

Very good tools

@DellAnderson 2 жыл бұрын

I was impressed that despite the obvious attention to efficiency, you did not neglect eye and ear protection. Proves to me that being in a hurry is no excuse to cut safety corners.

@paulohchagas1558 4 жыл бұрын

Ótimo trabalho , parabéns.

@zebulon2.198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. I inherited these jigs and didn't know how to use them.

@thebaristanamedbella7417 5 жыл бұрын

Best video I have seen thx for the help

@braddragon1604 8 күн бұрын

Awesome video. Thank you

@MORIN1964J 3 жыл бұрын

Cleanest shop in the world.

@grafzeppelin9182 3 жыл бұрын

coz nobody works there!

@nickdeliso7026 4 жыл бұрын

As I always say, everything is easy when you have all the right tools.

@JukeboxJake 4 жыл бұрын

So true

@CodRameron 4 жыл бұрын

and when all you work benches aren't covered in junk

@relentlessmadman 4 жыл бұрын

add a little know and experience(practice). the hardest part of solving any problem is to get started, and putting the tools away when your done...!

@lewispewsey6843 4 жыл бұрын

You don’t need a router to make joints use a jig saw

@rmgj 4 жыл бұрын

Easier... the word IS easier, you can put a none too bright, or inexperienced person inside a nice shop and get a mi mixed bag of results, from tepid carpentry to injuries, damaged tools and fire, the gentleman has a very very very nice and spotless shop, hats off to him, and his kind sharing of knowledge, I sincerely wish I will have time & health to learn carpentry, above my very crude actual level Blessings!!

@anthonywarner3610 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, well presented and informative, Many thanks.

@Redzircon Жыл бұрын

Great demo, thanks Stefan, Australia

@TC-ke1mh 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, Thanks for sharing

@cmlindgren8546 4 ай бұрын

I wish my shop was that clean.

@asd67lkj Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I use another brand jig which is very similar. I learned a few tips from this video....

@southernguy35 Жыл бұрын

Hmmm. My father used to keep bees and made his own beehives. The jig is still there or should be and I always wondered how it worked.

@MaryAnnNytowl 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, wow! I'm going to have to find one of those jigs! I don't do Amazon (Bezos doesn't need my money. My local store does), but I didn't even realize there _was_ a jig for this process! A *whole* lot faster and more precise than using a saw! I'm glad I found this channel. 🙂👍🏼 The only thing is, I want to make really tiny boxes, like for gifts and such, to go with the special handmade earrings my friend makes, and I want to show her a sample to offer people, to even see if it's something that her clientele would be interested in, and that jig, even if I find one, is way, _way_ too big for what I'd be doing. 😄 I'll have to see if I can think of how to make one, then, for smaller projects. 🤔

@davidjenson4512 Жыл бұрын

I'd suggest a Leigh jig for anything other than the size box shown here. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fraJqpSnzdOsdJs.html

@abdullahcetinkaya5639 5 жыл бұрын

Teşekkürler çok faydalı bir paylaşım.

@tterry53 2 жыл бұрын

Great job. I should do that for my bee hive boxes instead of butt joints.

@someguyfromky 3 жыл бұрын

This seems so much easier then using my rockler dovetail jig. I'm getting rid of that and doing it this way for now on.

@karelbaresh6727 3 жыл бұрын

Well done!!! Thank you…

@david1benson2jonas Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, extremely helpful, thank you!

@jolox. 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing! I want to explore dovetails so thanks again!

@jorgecoll6212 4 жыл бұрын

Excelente trabajo.Saludos desde Panamá.

@christiankastner6806 3 жыл бұрын

great work, thank you

@afsharisohrab 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! -- your description always is good.

@dunemetal67 3 жыл бұрын

I used to party with Bob in college. He has calmed down a lot since the late 80s

@michaellynch1159 3 жыл бұрын

I call the 80's my lost decade...

@bsrobinson 5 жыл бұрын

Nice work! He sounds a bit like Jeff Goldblum.

@jonhohensee3258 4 жыл бұрын

No he doesn't.

@DaveDott Жыл бұрын

This man is like the Bob Ross of woodworking.

@robertorosales2022 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, now I know how to go about it.

@KBBAKTHA 4 жыл бұрын

brilliant tutorial. A separate video on jig mounting on the block would be welcome.

@mofolashadeonaolapo-haastr8239 3 жыл бұрын

Good explanation....i also love how neat and organized that shop is...phew...got more work to do in my shop :(

@stargazer2042 3 жыл бұрын

Very easy to understand. Thanks.

@jamespolucha6911 4 жыл бұрын

You make it look easy

@ehangloose6444 4 жыл бұрын

Nice and perfect tool

@dbj1954 3 жыл бұрын

Got my Keller Jig yesterday and gave it a try. After one minor adjustment, I was making perfect dovetails on my router table. This is truly the simplest, easiest, cheapest and best dovetail system out there. I can't imagine why anyone would make dovetail joints by hand! The instructions that come with the jig could use a little updating to show the router-table method shown in the video--or at least a link to it. Bob Hunter does a great job of demonstrating the process.

@RossMitchellsProfile 2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, there is one reason you'd still do it by hand... Not everyone has a router table or even hand router.

@marwanhaykal3330 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful & VERY ELEGANCE

@alienxyt 2 жыл бұрын

So simple! Thanks.

@terencenewlin5265 Жыл бұрын

Very nice video and work. I have a few of these plates and never used them. My PC jig is just too handy. Thanks

@diyhandcrafter 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@kenshores9900 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed watching. I learned new techniques. Thanks

@wivaquif 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I,m only joking. Your work looks amazing.

@jamespolucha8790 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, is that jig the same as the peach tree jig? I bought one from a wood show and it looks exactly the same but he just showed a different way to use it, your way looks a lot easier as far as marking the wood, thanks again

@gangadharankumar5980 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you easy idea

@BambooBob 3 жыл бұрын

This video was very well done. Great editing! No nonsense just get 'er done! I have a dovetail jig on order, but it's not a Keller. I hope I'm not disappointed!

@hansdegroot8549 3 жыл бұрын

Did you receive your dovetail jig? What make is it? Does it do the job well, or are you disappointed?