That's an absolutely breathtaking piece of craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing your work with us.

Thank You Sir, for the privilege of watching. Top notch craftsmanship is to hide joints but to keep inherent strength as much as possible. Bravo.

Excellent video. Takes the mystery out of an intimidating joint. Layout and a bit of care. That’s all it takes.

Lovely work Mitch, I was considering buying the David Charlesworth DVD but I can't argue with that result! Cheers

If I only had found this video a couple of weeks sooner,... Amazing work and very well explained and demonstrated!

As a person whose woodworking skills never really progressed past 5" nails and 3lb ball pein hammers, I must say that it is a pleasure to watch you working.

I'm speechless. I work hard on my visible dovetails and they never look as good as this hidden one. Amazing work.

I love to think about the first time this was invented - just a craftman thinking logically and practically about how to solve a problem. Human ingenuity at its finest.

Wow!! Watching this makes me really want to get out in the shop and just practice, practice, practice. Thanks for taking the time to show that joint.

Wow. Great result. Thanks for taking the time to record and share your knowledge and skills.

Wow. This brings back memories. I used this joint to make a cabinet for my ' O ' level in carpentry and design technology some 50 odd years ago. Half a century. I still have the cabinet which although unused I have kept just to admire the joints which as teacher agreed , were perfect.

Great craftsmanship. I don't think I'll be trying it any time soon, but thank you for showing us how to go about it.

The true beauty of the full blind dovetail joint is that in 500 years it will still be there, strong where all other joints will have failed.

Best video about dovetail joint (even not full blind) which i ever saw!!!

This is excellent. The only problem is nobody can see how much craftsmanship went into making it!!

That is advanced joinery executed to perfection. Makes me want to go and practice. Thank you for the inspiration!

Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video! Yours is the most clear and nicely slow-paced one I have seen so far. We newbies need that. :-) I have wanted to use this joint for a gift cherry box for a long time. Now I can.

Thank you so much for sharing. This has been very educational. Your precision is impressive.

Thanks for the detail on making this joint Mitch. You make it look simple!

Thanks for taking the time to post this excellent tutorial. Beautiful work.

Incredible!! If I did such beautiful work I could never face gluing it. Well done.

Amazing tutorial. thanks for taking the time to film your technique

Best explanation of the full blind dovetail. Making it look effortless. But it definitely is a log of effort. Kudos on that last few seconds there where the fit is just right. That was the show stopper!!! Much respects. N man those chisels wud b sharp

wow mitch, beautiful joint. patience, patience, and a steady hand wins all the time

Masterpiece, better than Netflix 👍

Awesome! I was thinking about making a wooden rackmount for 2U-4U and so on, but didn't go for it, since I wanted maximum strength ( too much weight and pressure on rackrails) but also wood to look nice in the front! This joint is what I needed! Thank you so much, your video is more than easy to follow and well made! Congrats!

wow this is amazing work and really taking the time to describe every single movement. Thank you.

what can i say but THANK YOU for a brill and clear vid i would like to be this good one day thank you

Beautiful precision work.

Very nicely cleaned up, accurate execution.

Very well done. Thank you for the time and effort you put into this fine video. I've not got the talent, but I applaud you for yours and for sharing it.

Excellent video. Nice to see some really great hand tool skills, as opposed to all these videos with expensive power tools. I would say your finish is even nicer than the machines too.

I've been looking for a good video on this joint. Thanks for making one!

You left out perhaps the most important part - you can’t tell anyone that the joint uses a secret mitered dovetail… unless they know the secret handshake! (Seriously, though, really excellent video! Props for cutting everything upside down to get such clear camera angles. I’d love to know more about that beautiful marking knife.)

Beautiful workmanship! I followed a referral from Matt Estella’s channel. I’m subscribing to see more. Thanks for sharing.

dont know how I ended up here but it sure is deeply satisfying to watch wood get carved so meticulously

Hello, Mitch. I want to let you know that I thoroughly enjoyed your video. From the moment I started watching it I knew I could not stop until it finished. Mi wife might have called a few times for supper, but I barely noticed it until your video was done. LOL. I already sent it to a friend of mine here in Cartagena, Colombia. I want to thank you for your time and effort. I wonder if you could make a video about making molding planes, or at least about how to use one, although it would be pointless if one is not able to get a hold of one of those beauties. Some years ago I read a very old English book that did not go into much detail about them but it was enough to spark my interest once I knew they were widely used in the past. I have never held one in my hands. Maybe making my own would be the only way. Anyway, thanks for such a wonderful video. I am definitely a fan and will be joining your channel.

I'm starting to see how this joint is now possible, I have recently did some dovetails with mitred edges, this isn't actually that different except the rebates, going to give it a go anyway, thanks for the clear instructions

great job!!! very well performed and very well filmed!!!

Beautiful work!

Beautiful work there, Mitch.

Very clean! If I could learn to be so good! Thanks Mitch.

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Beautiful. Liked the process and the handy tips. Cheers.

Beautiful craftsmanship!

that is really great craftsmanship..thanks for the video !

Hallo Mitch, sehr gut gemacht, sehr ausführlich und genau. Ich liebe Handwerkzeuge und Du zeigst die Arbeit damit in Perfektion. Gruß Uwe

Outstanding! Thanks for making this video.

Mitch, you have exceptional hand tool skills, which are displayed in this video. The secret miter dovetail joint is a strong and beautiful joint when completed correctly. You executed this joint (and video) exceptionally well. Thanks for the video on how to make this challenging joint. I will definitely have to try my hand at this joint.

Beautiful Joinery, almost a shame not to be seen!

Mitch really enjoyable video, I want to try this joint on a table I'm making for my daughter.

Beautifully done.

You show great skill in achieving such an excellent result. I have a dining table apron to make with full secret dovetails and was hoping to get a jig for the job. I seem unable to find one. However having watched your video I am inspired and challenged to do this by hand. Thank you for your patience.

Watched this when you first published it and again just now. Super impressive. It's a shame it is hidden!

That's beautiful!

Beautiful work

Nicely done, I am going to try this for a project and your video is a big help. Thanks

Very fine! What a result! Lead on! Don't mind my excitement, it's just that what you're doing is really the way to go. I've been 'erring on the side of caution' by using machines, lacking any training when I started, but you and others are equivalent to mentors, so thanks!

Wow. That's fantastic. This is definitely Master Wood Craftsmanship. I didn't see a flaw!

Excellent Mitch, although I can't help thinking that's more a labour of love than an absolute necessity. I always like to see good clean dovetails I think it's a feature of the piece but full marks for an excellent example in fine motor skills.

Phew !!! Much work. But very beautiful, congratulations.

Mesmerising

Beautiful. Thanks very much.

This makes good homework for the Butsudan build-along

very skilfully done Thanks

The beauty inside

Just perfect!!!!

I'm going to try that, awesome instructional video!

Musicians know no two pianos ever are alike, except maybe Yamaha, but sometimes I make enough to choose among.

This is probably the best video on Full blind dovetails. And it’s gotten the least amount of likes and views.

@15:14 - now that is a SHARP chisel!

Asombroso, genial.

Super master!

Lovely piece of work carried out with skill and patience. It is a shame that none of the work is visible when complete. I saw another video where the woodworker used a thin scraper and a hammer in the saw cut to cut down the sides of the pins and tails. Very neat work.

I am inexperienced novice but its a joy to see such a beautiful clean joint and so much skill and precison in your work. I was wondering where or what application would such a joint be used? Obviously the corner haha but i mean in practical terms in furniture for example

Thank you so much for sharing this technique. Do you have any favorite brands/models for good saws and chisels? I feel like I have to use a lot of force with my basic store bought ones and so it's hard to be accurate. I do have one Japanese saw which is much better but I think all of us would love to know what you recommend.

French polishing is a nightmare, but shellac can be rubbed down just like polyurethane, with the benefit that the medium is alcohol, which, as we know, can be ingested. Spraying is done indoors, you see, and the G3 grade of filter removes the overspray from the work, which otherwise covers everything you own with grainy dried droplets. A fan in a homemade filter housing does the necessary, and a facemask fills the bill. Spraying more volatile solvent based finishes can't be done without full ventilation and introducing outside air, so there goes the heat bill. In short, skip the French polishing, and rub it out the way people do their electric guitars, laboriously, but polished regardless, and don't forget shellac is tops on the refractive index.

Amazing. I have always wondered how carpenters managed to make this joint. Although it covers every aspect it requires a level of patience and manual dexterity I simply don't possess.

Awesome job Mitch. I will try one in the next twenty years or so...... LOL Derek

beatifull

Thanks for doing this joint have been waiting ages to see one done properly. I wonder was this joint used much in cabinet making since it takes so long to make

Sweet

What is the plane that you use on the miter? Looks like a shoulder plan.

I wonder if this joint would be good for a minimalist style coffee table? If you imagine it as just three sides of a box?

you work so carefully, i tought ur about to make a stradivarius.

What is the brand of the chisels that you are using and what do you use to sharpen them?

Such a nice joint! It really is a shame no one will ever notice :(

Is it possible to sand the corners smooth without damaging the blind dovetail?

I think it’s clear…an accent is required before one can work to the exacting standards found in this video. Will you have a video on accents, Mitch? ;-)

Did you make the skewed chisels?

What tools did you use?

".. You'll know what it's like so let's try to make it nice. "

what would be it's main use Mitch?

This is great and all, but how does someone achieve this as if they live in the 21st century?

what is the material?

Should be called a secret dovetail mitre really 😊

Why would you want to hide such great joinery?

No cnc. I can't make computer drawings. The pianos I make are clones of antiques, which eliminates second guessing proven masters, who knew what to do. I take out some insurance policies in my joinery. No single set of instructions exists, but gradually the questions lead along paths that are sometimes definite, and I've solved some puzzles. The depth of my shellac is untypical, but a very thin French polish will wear away quickly, and who will renew it?

First class workmanship, but such a pity those meticulous dovetails aren't on show. Brilliant though.

I'm glad to help in my small way. I'm at grafpleyel@gmail.com, or maybe we'll talk. The procedure bodies the shellac as deep as you like, and the Landis shellac can literally be scraped the next day (industrial razor blades ground slightly convex, then polished on a strop, working angle more or less 90°, held just so between thumb and forefinger).

Can't you just make huge dovetails then chop out the miter?