Rough Wood - Yellow Pine. - 11 in. x 2 3/4 in. x 1/2 in.

Tools

Jack Plane, Smoothing Plane, Tenon And Dovetail Saws, Bevel, Cutting Gauge, Chisel, And Mallet

(l). Plane up to thickness.

(2). Set the bevel to right inclination of sides as shown on diagram, 1/2 -inch in 2 inches.

(3). Bevel one edge to this inclination, and then set out width, and bevel again.

(4). Now cut the piece in half with tenon-saw, and with bevel at same angle, set out the slope of the ends and cut off.

(5). Now set another bevel to one-third the number of degrees that the inclination is larger than a right angle, (that is, to one-third of the slope of half-an-inch in 2 inches). This gives the angle that the ends of the pieces of wood make with the sides.

(6). Now shoot the sloped ends of the two pieces for the joint with the smoothing plane, testing with the first bevel for the general slope (stock of bevel resting against lower edge of wood), testing with second bevel for angle that the end makes with the face side of the wood (stock against side of wood).

(7). Set out for dovetailing, after gauging with the cutting-gauge - pins first, taking centre of end of wood, and with first bevel running a pencil line across parallel to the narrow edges, and similar lines 1/8-inch from sides. The middle line marks centre of middle pin. The side lines mark narrow end of side pins from which slope of pin must start. Then set the compass to 1/10-inch, and set off 1/1/0-inch slope for the pins. With first bevel, square over the setting out for the pins on the outside, resting stock on end of wood, so that the blade runs parallel to the long edges, and the pins run in the direction of the grain of the wood.

(8). Now follow same method of working as in common dovetailing.

(9). Smooth off the inside and glue together.

(10). Cut to length and smooth off generally.

No. 26. Oblique Dovetail. (Full size, broken.)

George Philip & Son.London & Liverpool