Rob Cosman Hand Cut Dovetails.pdf

Rob Cosmanb

TECHNIQUEBOOK

A11rights resewed.No part of this book may be reproduced

or transmittedin anyform or by any means,electronic or

mechanical,

includingphotocopyng, recording,or byany

rnJormahon storageandrefrleval system.Mthoul wntten

permission

ftom RobCosman.

02008 AvsRlcANCnarrsl,nN Punucenous

Box 3260,Grand Bay,New Brunswic( Canada E5K4V5

1-877-967-5966

rsBN 978-0,9809412-0-3

Visit wr.rw.robcosman.

com

Photography by Kim Hilchie

Bookdesign by John Hoffrnann

www.r0bc0sman.c0m

Hand-Cut

Dovetails

TABLEOF CONTENTS

DEDICATION

PREFACE

SECTION1 TOOLS FOR THE TRADE

SECTION2 STOCK PREPARATION

SECTION3 THE MARKING GAUGE

SECTION4 LAY OUT

SECTION5 DOVETAIL SAWING

SECTION6 THE FRET sAW

SECTION7 SPLITTING KNIFE LINES

SECTIONBCHISELING

SECTION9 TRANSCRIBING THE TAILS

SECTION1O SAWTNGPINS

SECTION11 CHISELING THE PIN WASTE

SECTION12PRE-ASSEMBLY CHECK

SECTION 13ASSEMBLY

SECTION14TROUBLESHOOTING

TheTailBoard

ThePinBoard

The Joint

Hand-Cut

Dovetaih

www.I0Dc0sman.c0m

ROB(OSMAN 3

I owemy mosthumbiegatitude to the giverof all talent.OftenasI cutinto woodI amhum-

bledatthebeautythatisoursto enjoy.

in thisfieldis largelytheresultof anencouraging andlovingwife,Kimberleyhas

alwaysbeensupportiveof my endeavors

My success

andthefirstto jumpin andhelp.Thisbookwas

madepossibleby the manyhourssheput forth.In addition to helpingme shehasraisedand

educatedour ten children.Trulya remarkablewomary wife andmother.

I alsoowea debtof gratitudeto both Kim'sandmy parentsthat amongmanythingstaught

usthevalueof hardwork.Into the livesof the fortunate enterveryspecialpeople.Formethis

wasDr.DaleNish.Earlyrn my careerDalerecognizedmy abilityand providedmewith every

opportunity to expandmy experienceanddevelopmy skll. He opened doorsthatwouldnot

haveotherwisebeenopened.Dalehasspenthiscareerdiscovering

talentandgivingthose

individualsthe opportunityto displayit to thewoodworking world.I would alsolike to thank

themanywoodworkingstudents/friends

to meet,teachand

be{riendaroundthe world.Finallymy childreryamost cherishedblessing

thatI have hadthepleasure

in my life.

Family First!

Rob Cosman

Hand-Cut

Dovetails

4 ] ROBIOSMAN

www.robcosman.com

PREFACE

I havebeenworkingwood sincemyearlychildhood.On mymotherssidemygrand{ather

and

greatgrandfatherwereboth carpenters.

I knewthembothandhadtheopportunity

to work

with"Gramp".My father wasanindustrialartsteacher

fumedcarpenter

sowoodworkingwas

definitely

in myblood.Duringmy boyhoodI wasalwaysbuildingsomething,

fromboatsto

gunhandles andIromgo-carts

to woodenbowls.Not onlywasI fascinated

withwoodbutmy

questfor perfectionnearlydrovemy fathercrazy.

Duringmy earlyyearsof professional

furniturebuildingI workedhardto master theartof

dovetailing.

As astudentandteachlngassistant

to thewood shopto

practice cuttingarowof dovetailseachmomingbeforeclass,OnceI mastered

atBYU,I usedmyaccess

theprocessmy

nextquest wasspeed.

to spendsome timewith mastersLike

Tage FridandAlanPeters.Theirinputto my careerwasbothpriceless andinspiring.

I hadtheincredibleopportunity

It is

because

of thisI nowfeelit bothanhonoranda dutyto passonwhat I knowandhelpkeep

the traditionalive.TothisendI haveproduced

threedovetailvideos,written thisbookand

continue

to traveltheworldteaching

thosewantingto learn.Sawcutto sawcutjoinery ismy

motto,straight

fromthesawandwithoutatestfit.\A,hi1e

somescom,hundredshavegone on

to doit anddoit extremelywe1l.

I continue

to buildfuiniturefor my ever-expanding

familyand with no endin sightI am

thrilledattheprospect.To

teachandworkwoodforalivingis bothanhonorandprMlege.

Hand-(ut

Dovetails

www.r0DC0sman.c0m

ROB

COSMAN 5

Plik z chomika:

Inne pliki z tego folderu:

Inne foldery tego chomika: