Comments on: 27- When Dovetails Cry

By: Trevor Vernon

Trevor Vernon — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:02:15 +0000

I’m so glad I stumbled onto your site Marc in the UK most people (who have SKY TV) think woodwork means Norm & while I’m not about to knock him ‘cos he’s great at what he does I’ve got to say you are really in the ZONE man Thanks for taking the time, you got my support. By the way I have a Leigh D4 & have made exactly the same mistake, I now use your inside/outside marking system(why didn’t I think of that?)I also have a dovetail jig that looks exactly ike the first one you showed but in the UK it’s marketed by Trend if anyone is interested?? Keep up the good work!!

By: keith

keith — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:14 +0000

Cool idea. You should sell it to Leigh (or Rockler). :)

Thanks!

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:01:36 +0000

Hey Keith. better late than never. :)

The stand is actually made from parts that are sold by Rockler. They basically sell fancy angle iron that you can made into any size stand you want. I then just put a piece of ply on the top and glued some dowels to the surface. Pretty simple but its not something that Leigh sells.

Hope that helps.

By: keith

keith — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:09:00 +0000

Sorry … very late in getting hooked on your podcasts. Very impressed with your work. Had a quick question on the D4R stand you were using. I have an older D4 and hate clamping it to the benchtop. Was the stand you were using a custom stand, or is that available somewhere? I didn’t find it on Leigh’s website.

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By: Shannon in Maryland

Shannon in Maryland — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:12:19 +0000

Marc,
Great episode. You have inspired me to upgrade from my Rockler to a Leigh jig. I especially like the pink feather boa in the background. I imagine this keeps the dust out of your shirt. Also, I knew I liked your style, but now I am convinced after I saw you drink Fat Tire beer!

By: Benjamin Portnoy

Benjamin Portnoy — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:34:58 +0000

Wonderful episode!!! I just recently completed a “poker box” after seeing this and used through dovetails on it. The piece came out quite nice, I used cherry for the front & back and walnut for the sides. The colors of the wood really looked nice using the dovetails. Thanks!!

By: William

William — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:04:52 +0000

I just learned about the WoodWhisperer site from a friend the other day. The intro for this episode is great. I think your mistake, along with the inserted “corrective,” has far greater teaching value than a cleaned up, perfected “studio cut.” You can see exactly where and how you got things reversed. That alone makes it a keeper. I remember telling an experience woodworker of a similar mistake. His reply was, “You never learn anything by getting it right. Now you’ll never do that again.” Your video goof will imprint the difference between pin and tail boards much more deeply than you intended and will remind me to mind my pins and tails along with my “i”s and “o”s. Keep up the good work, and don’t let the armchair cybercritics discourage you. Awesome video!

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:54:55 +0000

I want to ditto the comments of Hank and others and encourage you to leave the video alone. Your example of how distractions can cause errors, well there you go. I tell my students that I make my biggest mistakes when I’m in a hurry or tired. If you edit it all to death people get the wrong idea about how much time it takes to actually make this happen.

Unfortunately for me I have one of those blue router jigs still in the box that I bought on sale to do cabinet drawers for our new kitchen. I’m going to give it a go, if it’s too frustrating I’m heading back to my standard rabbeted and pinned drawer joints like you showed on your first example. They are very strong, look good and easy to make.

Steve

By: Jeremy (Bama5150)

Jeremy (Bama5150) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:21:45 +0000

Maybe his producer should remind him to wear his respirator? Or his camera man, lighting guy, director, video editor or that guy who holds his cue cards?
I guess we can give him a little credit for pulling it all off as well as he does. I’m just glad he still inspired to keep putting out these videos.