Using different sized dovetails for a set of oak shelves.
I based the tails sizes on my chisels.
Top: A large firmer chisel, almost a on a framing chisel, 2”.
Middle: A Japanese bench chisel, 36mm.
Bottom: A socketed firmer chisel, 5/8”.
Chopping out the waste.
Although all the chisels are different they all have features that make them suitable for use with a mallet.
Checking for square.
The finished joint.
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Since 2008 I’ve been working on various handmade speaker designs, from monstrous surround sound setups, to mixing monitors, to battery powered portables and as many in between as I could think of.
With a Masters Degree in Product Design Engineering from the Glasgow School of Art and The University of Glasgow, I had a good foundation in design and engineering. Along the way I built up my woodworking skills, moving back home to Dorset and learning traditional woodworking skills at The Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis.
Jonathan Pritchard
My aim is to bring the pasts high quality hand joinery to present day items. The art is not lost quite yet and I believe there is still a place for hand made objects made to be used and made to last. Now more than ever with sustainability becoming more important.
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