As a user of the Rob Cosman dovetail method, you have done a fantastic video showing the important points perfectly. Love the work bench and great to see a Timbecon fan as well.
I’ve been watching a lot of Rob Cosman’s videos as well. We are all tool junkies in my estimation. I’m new to dovetails, just ordered that saw blade marking knife. Can’t wait to try that method. You did a great job explaining everything! Thank you.
Instead of having to set up the marking gauge to the thickness of the saw kerf, to start off the kerfs for the pins, you could just use a little sliver of veneer taped on to the side of the box side/end, as a piece of veneer is generally 0.7mm (caliper it first to make sure of the dimension). Also, I haven't cut any dovetails in donkey's years, since I was at Cabinet Making college. Whenever I've had a job which includes making dovetail joints, I've used a router jig, as hand cutting (even if you're an expert) just takes too long (commercially). But if I were to attempt hand cut dovetails again, instead of cutting out the waste with a fretsaw, I would just drill down with a brad point drill bit. and go in afterwards and clean up with a dovetail chisel. Lastly, even when I was at college (and I would 100% still do this today) when you mark out your baseline, drop it down by .5mm. Similarly, drop the baseline of the pins down by .5mm. This will then ensure that when the joint goes together, the tails and the pins should protrude past the surface of the drawerside/end by .5mm. That then means you only have to plane off and clean up the small .5mm lengths of pins and tails protruding from the surface, and you don't end up having to plane off the whole outside face of the drawerside/end. This is actually no small consideration, when you have large unwieldy drawers which would be a nightmare to have to plane off the whole face of. Although it does mean remembering to add on 1mm to the dimensions of the drawers side and ends, to maintain your dimensional accuracy.
Good close up on the sawing…. As a civilian student from Rob Cosman PHP 2021 if you purchase the shawshim it will help you with the off set. Instead of using the marking gauge.. Your video is well done..
Great job! I will say you have paid very close attention to detail. I just finished Rob’s Training the Hands course at his shop and you explained perfectly.
7:53 I'm not sure if Rob Cosman was really the first with this offset method. Glen-Drake Toolworks used to offer their Kerf Starter and Offset Gauge and demonstrated this same method. For some reason the method and their tools weren't as well received as when Rob did the same.
Great job~! I'm a huge fan of Rob's too. I really like his method and have since gotten rid of my other dovetail jigs and my dovetail router jig. I was lined up for his Train the Hand workshop last August, but my class got cancelled due to COVID. Really hoping to sign up again soon. Thanks for the video~!
Well done RJ. Excellent lighting. We saw exactly what was being done and nicely explained as well. I watched that Cosman vid some time ago and didn't quite get the methodology. Got it now, thanks. Cheers
Thanks for walking through the RC method. I've watched his videos a few times and going to start my journey. Well done!
Thanks and enjoy dovetailing, be aware it is addictive.
Mint job there fella I’d say it’s up there with Robs dovetails
Oh thanks , that's a massive compliment, my head just may explode.
As a user of the Rob Cosman dovetail method, you have done a fantastic video showing the important points perfectly. Love the work bench and great to see a Timbecon fan as well.
Oh how cool is Timbecon. Thanks for watching.
I’ve been watching a lot of Rob Cosman’s videos as well.
We are all tool junkies in my estimation. I’m new to dovetails, just ordered that saw blade marking knife. Can’t wait to try that method. You did a great job explaining everything! Thank you.
Its a great method. Enjoy and practice, it truly doesn't take long to have a great looking dovetail.
Instead of having to set up the marking gauge to the thickness of the saw kerf, to start off the kerfs for the pins, you could just use a little sliver of veneer taped on to the side of the box side/end, as a piece of veneer is generally 0.7mm (caliper it first to make sure of the dimension). Also, I haven't cut any dovetails in donkey's years, since I was at Cabinet Making college. Whenever I've had a job which includes making dovetail joints, I've used a router jig, as hand cutting (even if you're an expert) just takes too long (commercially). But if I were to attempt hand cut dovetails again, instead of cutting out the waste with a fretsaw, I would just drill down with a brad point drill bit. and go in afterwards and clean up with a dovetail chisel. Lastly, even when I was at college (and I would 100% still do this today) when you mark out your baseline, drop it down by .5mm. Similarly, drop the baseline of the pins down by .5mm. This will then ensure that when the joint goes together, the tails and the pins should protrude past the surface of the drawerside/end by .5mm. That then means you only have to plane off and clean up the small .5mm lengths of pins and tails protruding from the surface, and you don't end up having to plane off the whole outside face of the drawerside/end. This is actually no small consideration, when you have large unwieldy drawers which would be a nightmare to have to plane off the whole face of. Although it does mean remembering to add on 1mm to the dimensions of the drawers side and ends, to maintain your dimensional accuracy.
Thanks , I like the sound of the veneer trick, I have nothing on tomorrow I will give a few of your suggestions a go. Thanks for sharing.
Really great video.
Thanks mate.
Great synopsis!
Thanks champ.
Wow! Good work! 🙌
Thanks champ.
Good close up on the sawing…. As a civilian student from Rob Cosman PHP 2021 if you purchase the shawshim it will help you with the off set. Instead of using the marking gauge.. Your video is well done..
Thanks heaps. There is plenty I want from the Cosman shop.
@@RJsShedShop There is plenty we all want from Rob's shop!
@@douglasbrown3493 I want his dovetail saw.
Nice demo video RJ
Thanks mate.
Can confirm I am addicted to tool purchases lol
Its an addiction I don't fight
@@RJsShedShop You can't fight it. I wonder if there is a Tools Anonymous program.
@@douglasbrown3493 I dont want to be cured, its an addiction I am willing to keep.
Great job! I will say you have paid very close attention to detail. I just finished Rob’s Training the Hands course at his shop and you explained perfectly.
That would have been fantastic training with Rob, well done, I am so jealous. Thanks for watching.
Great job and we'll done!
Thanks heaps, and thanks for watching.
7:53 I'm not sure if Rob Cosman was really the first with this offset method. Glen-Drake Toolworks used to offer their Kerf Starter and Offset Gauge and demonstrated this same method. For some reason the method and their tools weren't as well received as when Rob did the same.
Ok, thanks for that. Always learning.
@@RJsShedShop Looks to me like you're doing great! Hope you continue making videos.
Nice work. I am a fan of the Cosman method as well. And the kerf knife from him makes the process so much more precise.
Thanks for this...
Huge fan ,can watch him plane a piece of timber all night. Such a good teacher, thanks for watching
Great job~! I'm a huge fan of Rob's too. I really like his method and have since gotten rid of my other dovetail jigs and my dovetail router jig. I was lined up for his Train the Hand workshop last August, but my class got cancelled due to COVID. Really hoping to sign up again soon. Thanks for the video~!
How awesome to have a class with the master himself, hope you get to do it at some stage, thanks for watching.
This is another one of your cool projects. I like it and keep it coming.
Will do, thanks for watching.
Great job!
Thanks heaps.
Well done RJ. Excellent lighting. We saw exactly what was being done and nicely explained as well. I watched that Cosman vid some time ago and didn't quite get the methodology. Got it now, thanks. Cheers
Thanks mate, I am glad it helped.
Another great video, encouraging to all those that find dovetails a little less daunting. Thanks.
Thanks heaps
I'm in
Careful its addictive.
Nice work.
Thank you! Cheers!
What brand of fret saw did you use? Thanks
Pegas is the brand, thanks for watching.
Fabtaatic video.
Thanks heaps.
I can't stand the way rob cosman speaks, so thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching.