If someone has figured out a way, I’d love to hear about it. The problem I have is that if I were cutting dovetails with my dovetail jig then I would have to turn one of the boards vertical to cut into the end grain. I can’t figure out how to do this using my Shapeoko. Thanks.
I have very little experience working with handtools, other than shaving some boards with my #5 Stanley plane. I am looking to get into dovetail joints and have a Veritas dovetail saw, compass, a marking wheel gauge and a marking knife. But something tells me that I need some training before jumping into dovetails.
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Can you guys recommend any particular exercises I can do. I remember watching a Joshua Farnsworth video in which he was making his new students practice cutting on the line on all faces of the board. Are there any other exercises you can recommend?
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I have some brand new bevel edge Narex chisels (not the fancy stuff) and a combination water stone (King 1k/6k). Having watched a bunch of sharpening videos, I can't seem to find any that describe in detail the process for preparing new chisels.
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Along these lines, some advice on sharpening plane irons would also be useful.
Thanks for any advice.
Edit: Thanks for all the advice, which is very useful and timely. Also glad to see a lot of sense of humor in the comments.
I have been looking to start fine woodworking, and progress in my skills. So, I bought a dovetail marker, and have chisels, saws, etc. I have watched a few videos and talked to a friend who has done them.
But, I was wondering if anyone here had any tips for someone just starting joinery and dovetails.
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