Dedicated Dovetailing Bench

User Tag List

Results 1 to 10 of 29

Threaded View

Jul 21, 2015, 12:39 AM #1

Brendon

Supporting Member

Join Date

Jul 2015

Location

Ireland

Posts

125

Thanks

1

Thanked 237 Times in 60 Posts

Brendon's Tools

Awards Showcase

Total Awards: 7

Dedicated Dovetailing Bench

I just recently finished an heirloom, dedicated dovetailing bench (I like to cut dovetails by hand).
The bench is entirely hand made; the only power tool being brought to bear on it being the tablesaw.
Beadings were cut with an antique beading plane (circa 1860) and the dovetails in the tool drawers were all hand-cut. Many hours of hand planing went into wood preparation and smoothing.
The wood used was Goncalo Alves and Marblewood.
The Moxon vice hardware was sourced from Independent Woodworking in the UK (Independent Woodworking).

The bench also incorporates a secret compartment that contains a small mahogany box made by my maternal grandfather in the 1920s. He was a Master Carpenter in Sussex, England.

More pictures can be seen on independent woodworking's blog or on my blog www.waneyedgeworkshop.wordpress.com

B

300+ new builds daily: cars, trucks, bikes, fabrication → BuildThreads.com

Reply With Quote
The Following 16 Users Say Thank You to Brendon For This Useful Post:

charles scozzari (Aug 12, 2024), Christophe Mineau (Jul 22, 2015), Duke_of_URL (Mar 13, 2024), HobieDave (Jul 29, 2021), Hotz (Jul 21, 2015), Jon (Jul 21, 2015), kbalch (Jul 21, 2015), Komo (Oct 10, 2017), mr mikey (Jul 28, 2022), mtsintra (Mar 18, 2024), PJs (Jul 21, 2015), ranald (Mar 21, 2018), richardcrane (May 1, 2016), Slim-123 (Aug 20, 2020), threesixesinarow (Aug 28, 2019), verticalmurph (Aug 21, 2020)