Dovetail template set

Here it is, Christmas has already passed and now I can safely show my recent works, as they mostly were presents for my family.

I have made a special present for my daughter who has just turned 20 the very day of Christmas. She is studying cabinet making and I chose to make her a nice set for dovetail making.

Here are the dovetail templates I have made for her and how I made them.

I was particularly inspired by the solid brass templates made by Derek Cohen and shown here, on his Website, but I have the chance to have a mill in my shop, so I used it, as well as my CNC for engraving works.
I will start from an angle brass bar, 40mmx40mm, 4mm thick.

It all begins with some CAD drawings. I will make all the pitches from 1:4 to 1:8, as well as a right angle square.
All the necessary angles and dimensions are quoted.
https://www.labellenote.fr/file/Wood...ronde_0001.jpg

I have used my nice tilting vise, which I tilt along the X axis to the desired pitch angle.
https://www.labellenote.fr/file/Wood...ronde_0007.jpg

I rough out the milling using an end mill, and I finish out with a fly cutter.
https://www.labellenote.fr/file/Wood...ronde_0008.jpg

All faces are angled, including the top face which show a perpendicular face looking from above.
The squareness is double checked and adjusted if necessary by tilting along the Y axis using gentle taps with a small hammer.
https://www.labellenote.fr/file/Wood...ronde_0009.jpg

Here is my engraving setup on my CNC bed. I use two 123 blocks stacked and screwed down to the bed slots. The work piece is
clamped on the 123 blocks using a C clamp.
https://www.labellenote.fr/file/Wood...ronde_0010.jpg

And here is the finish product after some polishing with steel whool :
https://www.labellenote.fr/file/Wood...ronde_0014.jpg

https://www.labellenote.fr/file/Wood...ronde_0015.jpg

Magnifique travail comme d'habitude.

Merci Marv ! cela me fait plaisir, et bravo pour le français !
A bientôt

They look really splendid! You must be very proud that your daughter is going to become a fine craftswoman.

Greetings! Christophe,
And may I wish you a Happy New year.
That is a wonderful set of Dovetail guides.
All the Best,
Brendon

Thanks Christophe Mineau! We've added your Dovetail Template Set to our Woodworking category,
as well as to your builder page: Christophe Mineau's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

<div id="blocks"> <div class="block b1 pngfix"> <div class="bimg"> <div> <a href="https://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-dovetail-template-set"> <img src="/uploads/252769/homemade-dovetail-template-set.jpeg"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="head pngfix"></div> <div class="left pngfix"></div> <div class="right pngfix"></div> <div class="blockover b1 pngfix"> <div class="title"> <a href="https://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-dovetail-template-set">Dovetail Template Set</a> <span> by <a href="https://www.homemadetools.net/builder/Christophe+Mineau">Christophe Mineau</a></span> </div> <div class="tags">tags: <a href='https://www.homemadetools.net/tag/dovetail'>dovetail</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brendon

Greetings! Christophe,
And may I wish you a Happy New year.
That is a wonderful set of Dovetail guides.
All the Best,
Brendon

Hi Brendon, happy to read you there !
Same for you, I wish you a happy new year, and as I tell everybody, may 20 22 not be a 20 20 too :)

How are your fine planes going ?
Read you soon !

Thank you Christophe,
The last few years have not been great for me since 2016.
I have had a number of years of poor health and then in 2020 my wife decided to end our marriage
so I have had many problems.
But now my health is good again and by end of next year my divorce should be finalized.
So, I am in good form now and building a new workshop.
Once my divorce is finalized I hope to have time to get back to making again.
It is all part of the journey through life but I am upbeat and looking towards the future.
I am happy to see that you are still making beautiful things.
My best wishes to you for the New Year.
Brendon

Splendid work on those templates. They are almost too beautiful to use.

By the way you should tell your daughter that we are all waiting to see what she crafts with this set. Just tell here the whole planet (no pressure) is waiting to see what see can make.

Well, I'm afraid she wouldn't agree, she don't like pressure too much, it sometimes cuts down your capabilities ...

Congratulations Christophe Mineau - your Dovetail Template Set is the Homemade Tool of the Week!

This is a beautiful homemade tool, along with the accompanying Dovetail Knife, Dovetail Saw Leather Sheath, and Dovetail Set Box. This is also your second Homemade Tool of the Week winner that you've made for your daughter (the first was this Marking Gauge).

Some more good builds from this week:

Bandsaw Vise and Stop Modifications by thehomeengineer
Dovetail Milling Attachment by Metalgeria
Internal Collet by Frank S
1:10 Scale Human Model by Christophe Mineau
Remote Steady by Frank S
Chopsaw Cutting Jig by Frank S
Mini Belt Grinder by Metalgeria
Anvil by Mr. Factotum's Workshop
Electric Wheelbarrow by darus627
Die Holder by Frank S
Lathe Taper Turning Attachment Parts by Workshopfriend
Bandsaw Improvements by thehomeengineer
Gas Forge by Mr.DK DIY
Round Bar Clamp by mr_modify1
55mm Die Holder by Frank S
Tailstock DRO by mr_modify1
Scribing Block by Philip Davies
G-Code Turning Program by GBWM
Scraping Tool by orioncons36
Panel Lifter by Metalgeria

Christophe Mineau - you'll be receiving a $25 online gift card, in your choice of Amazon, PayPal, or bitcoin. Please PM me your current email address and gift card choice and I'll get it sent over right away.

This is your 15th Homemade Tool of the Week win. Here are all of your Homemade Tool of the Week winning tools. Congrats again :thumbsup:

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Thanks to you all and may I wish all of you a happy new year, we 've just jumped into 2022 as I am writing this , here in France !
Thanks again and all the best for this year, it cannot be worse than the preceding ..

Another well earned award Christophe! Happy New Year to you and yours as well!

Très beau travail comme d'habitude Christophe, ta fille doit être super fière de tout son cadeau de Noël en queue d'aronde. Certainement un travail d'amour.

Beautiful work, interesting use of the level upon the square.