STL311: Hold the line! – FineWoodworking

Fine Woodworking New England — April 26 & 27

The Fine Woodworking New England 2-day event in Manchester, Connecticut, will feature dozens of demonstrations by Frank Strazza, Steve Latta, Larissa Huff, Andrew Hunter, and many more.

Question 1

From David:
Everyone wants a good tight dovetail joint. Older pieces often have drawers with mangled, gappy, ugly dovetails that were plenty strong but stayed hidden so appearances didn’t matter. Dovetails joining a case or are featured prominently might be highlighted more and hopefully appear more even and tight fitting. Now that we are required to post every dovetail joint to ig, many have raised the bar in keeping the highest standards for appearance out of every dovetail joint, seen or hidden. However, I quite often see beautiful dovetails…