I’ve mentioned in the past that I am practicing hand cut dovetails (see Practice Update). Our family had a run with the flew so it’s taken a few weeks to get back into a normal groove. I haven’t been to the shop in almost 3 weeks – not good. I’ve cut up some blanks. This time I’m doing OAK instead of POPLAR.
I’ve tried one attempt and it was a disaster. I’m apparently using too much force/muscle (which I tend to do since I have some). OAK is very hard but it seems a bit brittle compared to the poplar too. I managed to split the blank I was working with. This is due to force and maybe I need to sharpen my chisels (though I’m sure they are pretty sharp). I’m going to do some sharpening and try a more gentle approach and see if I can get this done. Wish me luck.
