{"id":50467,"date":"2019-08-22T04:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=50467"},"modified":"2025-08-26T21:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:27:56","slug":"easy-dovetails-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/08\/22\/easy-dovetails-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Dovetails for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/usdISsUA_fk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Rex Krueger<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Premiered 27 minutes ago<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More Video and Exclusive Content: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/rexkrueger\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/rexkrueger<\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Get the FREE Tip Sheet: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rexkrueger.com\/articles\/2019\/8\/20\/tip-sheet-easy-dovetails-for-beginners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.rexkrueger.com\/articles\/2&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nTools in this build (affiliate): Ryoba Pull Saw: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WoIzLP\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WoIzLP<\/a><br \/>\nDewalt Handsaw: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2IAHX1Z\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2IAHX1Z<\/a><br \/>\nStanley Marking Knife: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Ewrxo3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Ewrxo3<\/a><br \/>\nGrizzly Handplane: Grizzly Model: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Z2NMcr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Z2NMcr<\/a><br \/>\nHoldfasts (non-affiliate; get them anyway) || <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toolsforworkingwood.com\/store\/item\/ms-holdfast.xx\/holdfasts_by_gramercy_tools\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.toolsforworkingwood.com\/st&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other Woodwork for Humans Tools: <\/p>\n<p>Stanley 12-404 Handplane: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2TjW5mo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2TjW5mo<\/a><br \/>\nHoning Guide: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2TaJEZM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2TaJEZM<\/a><br \/>\nGreen buffing compound: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XuUBE2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XuUBE2<\/a><br \/>\nCheap metal\/plastic hammer for plane adjusting: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XyE7Ln\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XyE7Ln<\/a><br \/>\nSpade Bits: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2U5kvML\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2U5kvML<\/a><br \/>\nMetal File: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CM985y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CM985y<\/a> (I don&#8217;t own this one, but it looks good and gets good reviews. 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