Secret Mitered Dovetails with Kaare Loftheim at Colonial Williamsburg

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9 жыл бұрын

Master Furniture Maker, Kaare Loftheim, shows how to build this historic wood joint in the Hay Cabinet Maker Shop. See the photos, article, & bonus tips here: woodandshop.com/secret-mitered...
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@FernandoBernall 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about you Kaare and did a search and found you.. So glad you are doing well.. Please extend my greetings to your lovely wife.. Best, Fernando from Springfield, MO.

@solidsnake9332 4 жыл бұрын

Nothing like watching a master craftsman at work.

@YoHeroZero 8 жыл бұрын

"Instead of putting you to sleep over the course of 45 mins..." I love watching work done in it's entirety! This type to super fine woodworking is captivating to me.

@claytonschemper8375 2 жыл бұрын

That was so amazing to watch. I know very little about woodworking but thoroughly enjoyed watching a true craftsman in his work. Thank you for making this.

@dogwoodtales 9 жыл бұрын

Great video! This is the excellence in joinery to which I aspire. Considering how that a blind dovetail like this was just a matter of the process, whereas today it's almost intimidating, I often wonder if the craftsmen had any idea just how excellent they were.

@Finewoodworkingofsc194 9 жыл бұрын

Exceptionally pleasing and strong dovetail joint. Great video and instruction.

@charleyandsarah 9 жыл бұрын

Lovely show and process. Thanks for sharing.

@Bloodsweatsawdust 9 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. One of my favorite joints!

@jluffy9461 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent work. Thank you Kaare

@TheShavingWoodWorkshop 9 жыл бұрын

Really good video as always Joshua, thanks

@cornflake73 5 жыл бұрын

It is such a treat to watch a master work at his craft. This joint is a beautiful joint as it is durable and strong. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.

@layeredwork 6 жыл бұрын

I'm just learning woodworking, and I'm really at the very beginning. This video is so inspiring! Also, I really like your traditional dressing. I think it gives you something like the right attitude to work with wood by just using hand tools. Thank you.

@tooljunkie555 9 жыл бұрын

this is awsome love the hidden effect looks like i have a new joint to try and master. good stuff

@williamang9649 6 ай бұрын

This is one of the joinery I have to learn and I hell bending on it thanks for sharing. It's hard to find this as people love seeing visible dovetails so I'm only recommend to watch those. The instructions I got were to glue it up and saw it to ensure fitness etc I'll cut short here and just say I'm brainstorming it. This helps !

@user-ft6df2bg6y 8 жыл бұрын

The most important thing in manual! There is a lot to learn. Great result! Thank you.

@hurcorh 6 жыл бұрын

I find this joint very interesting. Probably one of the hardest dovetail joints to get right with the end goal being so that you can't tell it's been done without a good look at it. Excellent stuff.

@slojet1000 8 жыл бұрын

I believe we should be thanking you for sharing your expertise. Well done

@toonybrain 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful joint!

@simonoconor8149 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, great craftsmanship.

@HWCism 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, I like how you stamp your corners with numbers instead of just a pencil mark. Nice touch.

@robs5186 7 жыл бұрын

I just enjoy these videos thank you

@mihumus 9 жыл бұрын

Very nice video, thanks Wood and Shop.

@NelsonCondeLoboMartins 9 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you a lot!

@tangle70 8 жыл бұрын

Such a craftsman.

@simonaldridge82 9 жыл бұрын

really nice joint used a lot in Japanese joinery. great tutorial thanks

@joshualowery951 6 жыл бұрын

You make sawing look easy my friend.

@jjamorris1 5 жыл бұрын

beautiful work

@robertbrunston5406 5 жыл бұрын

Very good! Thank you.

@laurencemedina7851 7 жыл бұрын

You are an amazing woodworker sir. Reminds me so much of brooks in shawshank

@robin22956 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice work.. thank you for sharing!

@WoodAndShop 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Robin!

@brunodesrosiers266 3 жыл бұрын

It may have not been that bad to live at a time when people were so humble about their work, however outstanding.

@kriscris70 2 жыл бұрын

Love it.

@DrRobrez 8 жыл бұрын

excellent

@marcosaslan1802 2 жыл бұрын

Esas sierras con esos filos son geniales sin mucho esfuerzo cortan , saludos desde Ecuador

@nothankyoutube 9 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing, thanks so much! I'm building a waterfall table with a 12" miter and had no idea how to join it. Here's hoping I can pull it off.

@angelpa 2 жыл бұрын

Hope it went well!

@martyn1678 3 жыл бұрын

critic- "that a nice mitre but it would be stronger dovetailed carpenter- "it is dovetailed, its just hidden" critic- "yeh right pull the overone, prove it" carpenter- "I carnt its glued together" 😠 critic- "whatever!" well done beautiful hidden joint, very interesting to watch

@martyn1678 3 жыл бұрын

@@markwebb9431 are we learning what?

@a.torresluthier164 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent! this is a very ancient Japanese technique used for furniture and other constructions, a lot of practice is needed, but the results deserve it. Thank you for share it!.

@bighands69 3 жыл бұрын

Not exactly taken from Japan but there are similarities.

@RobMcKeown 7 жыл бұрын

What a gent.

@MazMaslin 9 жыл бұрын

Incredibly gifted group at your shop, and the dovetail is a beautiful joint, almost seems a shame to hide it. Done very often in Japanese woodwork too.

@billmccaffrey1977 8 жыл бұрын

Nice work. Every joint does not have to show like some think. Having a clean finished joint like this looks more refined than a half blind dovetail. Everything has its place.

@HWCism 2 жыл бұрын

You said you need reading glasses yet you saw without them. Nice joint. Impressive. What angle do you sharpen your chisels at?

@sputnik4216 7 ай бұрын

Luv'd the video, thanks! btw, just me, but he looks like Lloyd Bridges.

@martinberry1040 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. A master at work - what a wonderful thing to see. Such precision with hand tools . Much obliged.

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome Martin.

@leonpse 7 ай бұрын

I would have liked to seen the final chiseling parts to see how to make everything clean and square.

@wadesaunders583 5 жыл бұрын

His eyes arent as young as they used to be! wow. be great to spend a couple days with that gentleman.

@NLDHGRockStaR 7 жыл бұрын

indeed it is a shame they had to hide it back in times ,realy nicely done sir.

@twoweary 8 жыл бұрын

Pablo, I totally agree.Such great craftsmanship should never be hidden.Sorry I just don't get it.

@przybyla420 3 жыл бұрын

“Back in the day” people saw wooden joinery all day everyday. That is why woodworkers often went to great lengths to hide joinery on the finest quality work. Doing this also covers the unstable end grain.

@scottroy6195 4 жыл бұрын

If I made a dovetail that well, I'm not hiding it! I'm making sure everyone sees that beauty.

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

Yup, but fashion is different in different times

@bighands69 3 жыл бұрын

@Scott Roy Traditional fine furniture making did not show the joints. Joint showing became a craze later that was more about showing of joinery but in that era it was all about the furniture.

@tombaker3794 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent video / tutorial, many thanks. Curious as to why no hold down is used to keep the board from moving.

@williambranham6249 5 жыл бұрын

One reason is economic I believe. Remember in those days, just like today, production is everything. He alluded to it a couple of times.

@idontthinkso666 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing. I feel safe saying we all would use a hold down, and he likely would too. But for demonstration/class purposes, it’s faster to skip that. But if you watch Roy Underhill do this same thing, he’s got it clamped down.

@nightbladenation7448 5 жыл бұрын

Would this be a good joint for a small box (hinged lid) for chess pieces, I'll be using either mahogany or ebony if that changes anything

@bbfoto7248 4 жыл бұрын

@Wood and Shop Joshua, I am searching for the plans or dimensions of the EXACT wood Joiner's or Chisel Mallet that Kaare is using in this video. Or somewhere I can buy a mallet of this exact design??? Thank you.

@daw162 8 жыл бұрын

A video at williamsburg, and George Wilson doesn't make a cameo?

@HentaiiKunEnglishFreeHentai 8 жыл бұрын

OMG! He looks like Geppetto from Pinocchio without the beard

@nmssis 8 жыл бұрын

wooow...woooooooow Now I'm even more afraid to do any woodworking.

@robertinn5308 8 жыл бұрын

Great technique and inspiring. Tell those people going up and down the stairs to just lay off while filming the video and that they just about ruined the experience if not for the great information. What could be so important on the second floor in Colonial Williamsburg!

@bighands69 3 жыл бұрын

It is a working shop.

@benba9724 3 жыл бұрын

I also enjoy the video very informative, however I must say, ergonomically your table should higher then you wouldn't bend unnecessarily. Thank you nice joints.

@WoodAndShop 3 жыл бұрын

Actually, it is a perfect height for handplaning, because it allows me to put more weight over the plane. And it's fine for me while dovetailing. If I wanted more height, I can use a Moxon vise.

@thomashverring9484 Жыл бұрын

@@WoodAndShop James @WoodByWright Wright made a survey amongst his subscribers and the surprising result was that most of them had a bench almost exactly half their height. This is contrary to most advise about bench height (knuckle height etc.). I'm used to one at a more traditional height, so I'm probably going to stick with that, but it is interesting. It has to be noted, of course, that James' subscribers probably mostly are hobbyists.

@barkebaat 2 жыл бұрын

Kaare Loftheim ... if that's not a Norwegian name I don't know what is :-)

@1pcfred 5 жыл бұрын

This is one pain in the ass joint to cut. But the results do speak for themselves.

@brandonfesser1893 9 жыл бұрын

Is that a period pencil? :P

@LRJS1794 5 жыл бұрын

Brandon Fesser yeah

@johnrancourt7076 4 жыл бұрын

Ah, how do you mitre the lip?

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

Hmm, what do you mean by "the lip"?

@ness-ee 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, but where’s the bit where you cut the mitre?!! That’s all I wanted to see

@przybyla420 3 жыл бұрын

A miter jack would help a lot. I’ve also seen a video where a Japanese furniture maker uses a mitered block as a cutting guide. I don’t think it makes sense to try that by eye, even working to a knife line, but I’ve never made one of these joints, a regular dovetail is enough trouble as it is, presently.

@idontthinkso666 3 жыл бұрын

I know! Me too! He just states “and I’ll cut the miter with a chisel...” and completely skips that part. That’s the one thing I really wanted to see!

@Liazon098 9 жыл бұрын

Good video but that audio killed my poor headphone eardrums.

@nev123123123 4 жыл бұрын

Must be hard on the back

@solidsnake9332 4 жыл бұрын

I wouldve stayed up for the 45 minutes ( :(

@pablo24scotland 8 жыл бұрын

dont like the idea at all , Dovetail join should be visible and stands out as its one of the most beautiful joint has been ever made!

@WoodAndShop 8 жыл бұрын

+pablo24scotland I agree! But back in colonial times it was considered very provincial, so that's why the cabinetmakers hid the dovetails at times.

@pablo24scotland 8 жыл бұрын

+Wood and Shop ok I understand now thanks for explanation :)

@WoodAndShop 8 жыл бұрын

+Wood and Shop Yup, I'll never hide my dovetails! Are you from Scotland? I used to live there for a couple years.

@pablo24scotland 8 жыл бұрын

+Wood and Shop I am the same in that one...would never hide my dovetails. I am actually from Western Poland but I live in Scotland...livEd in Scotland for 11 years now in Aberdeenshire area. Where about in Scotland have you lived? P.S it was actually in Scotland I fall in love in hand woodworking for the first time:)

@WoodAndShop 8 жыл бұрын

+pablo24scotland Hey Pablo, I lived in Motherwell (Glasgow), then Dunfermline, then Inverness, then Huntly/Banff (near you), then Dalkeith (Edinburgh), then Pollock (Glasgow). I loved the area! Where in Aberdeenshire do you live? Yeah, Scotland is full of amazing tools from what I've heard. How did you get into hand tools in Scotland?