Master class ! I remember being taught that dovetail joints come from a time when wages were low. Hundreds of years ago, nails were individually hand forged in wrought iron by blacksmiths, so each nail was expensive. Dovetails possibly a cost saving joint and chippies back then would have been fast workers.
My wife and I had the opportunity to meet and chat with Frank at a Woodworking show a few years back. As is usually the case, he was surrounded by admiring woodworkers standing there in awe and amazement as he continuously hand cut dovetails of different kinds throughout the show, barely paying attention to the woodworking task, and then tapping together perfect dovetails every time. Yes, he said, "don't force the fit, just get a bigger hammer. And then, poof, a perfect dovetail joint and ensuing applause. My wife was more impressed by his friendliness, and gentlemanly qualities. I was.... just impressed with how he can flawlessly do that time after time. If you watch his videos, he is just as easy going and personable in person . He is a true master craftsman, and a fine gentleman.
The way he made the horizontal cuts puzzled me. I thought he was using a bow saw with a 1/4" blade, known as a "Schweifsaege" in Germany. Essentially a 60cm coping saw. I tried it with mine and the blade cheerfully continued to cut straight ahead, nix on 90°. So I asked a German master cabinet maker who also teaches woodworking - including an excellent course on dovetailing - to take a look. He pointed out that Frank Klausz is using a special blade in his saw. The blade is known as a "Zinkensaegeblatt (= dovetail blade)" or "Winkelsaegeblatt ( = angle blade)". The first third of the blade has no teeth. After the first third the blade turns 90°. So you put it in vertically, push and suddenly you are cutting horizontally. Obviously the vertical cut has to be wide enough to accommodate the blade, so these were done using a normal bow saw. A kerf on a Japanese saw is too thin for the final cut. If you look at the video and freeze it at 4:00 you can get a good look at the blade. It's a brilliant idea, but it was primarily used for dovetails on door jambs and window frames where the joints are not visible. Because the cuts are so rough - the wood tears on the rear - normally you would never use it for cabinet work or boxes. Frank Klausz and probably 40 years of experience show the exception to the rule. My cabinet maker friend mentioned dovetailing was commonly done in Germany for doors and windows. Within ten minutes three guys could cut, assemble and set a door jamb using dovetails. He also said, as far as he knows, the blades are no longer being made. I researched the tool sites in Germany and could not find them anywhere, but that of course does not mean they are not available. I just haven't found them. I definitely want one of those things, so my best bet will be a flea-market or similar. For any interested souls out there, a good illustration of the blade can be found at: www.woodworking.de/cgi-bin/forum/webbbs_config.pl/md/read/id/2865 or Google on "Zinkensaegeblatt" or "Winkelsaege". Ignore the German and enjoy the illustrations.
It puzzled me too. First I thought he was flipping the saw sideways. Then I thought the blade was merely twisted. I couldn't get why the cuts didn't leave a trace of the blade twisting. Then I checked your link. I see by the illustration, that the teeth start, as you said, at some point perhaps a third down from the distal end and work like a broach. They start out very small and get larger until they are making a full cut. There are true geniuses walking this earth. If each one of them could be placed into his appropriate role in life, it would be a great thing. Thank you for taking the time to research this and for supplying the link.
Anon amous Anon amous OK, I am probably way off base here and it is a very iffy thing to do anyways, but wouldn't this sort do the trick. The vertical is at the top the screen, the 90 twist is the middle in this piece of paper, one would have to remove the red parts. ruclips.net/video/F1qsP8qL2q8/видео.html
This video is my vindication for having never bothered to do dovetails. Today, I learned that I was right, all along. Doing dovetails the way I have previously known IS a terrible waste of time. The most efficient way to make dovetails is to hire Frank. Thanks for sharing!
In over 20 years of woodworking, I have seen many master cabinet makers cut dovetails, but no one I have seen has come close to this man. I tip my hat to you, Mr. Klausz.
Since this video I made about 1000 hand cut dovetails. I feel much faster and competent so I came here to compare my progress. Now I admire the master Klausz more than I did the first time I saw him. Damn he's good!
this guys puts every other cabinet maker on youtube to shame. holy crap is he fast and exact! even while he's explaining every step. not sure how much anyone is giong to learn from this until they play it at 0.25x, but he sure is amazing to watch.
What a man. Cuts right through the OCD paranoid BS. of the majority of cabinet makers on YT. The frame saw with the twist in the blade is awesome and an easy modification to make. Love the cutting guage with the twist-lock action.So simple.So quick. How lucky we are that Frank has shared this with the World.
"That's how I make a 'drahwar'". A simple sentence of intent combined with a lifetime of experience. If ever you need an example of a true master at work, just look at this video! The ease with which your man Frank there marked, cut and finished his stopped and through dovetails is just stupendous. Anyone want to add anything to that? MsG
Sir you are not only a MASTER Craftsman you are a true Gentlman. Thank kindly for sharing, but more importantly for allowing this mere mortal be awed, astounded and mesmerised by your unlimited ability. Truly one of the finest Craftsman I have witnessed to date. God Bless you Good Sir, cheers Les 🙈🙉🙊
When I discovered the enthusiastic Frank Krause, dovetails became fun! My dad showed me 40yrs ago dovetailing with a 1/2 inch router bit, confusing because the pins and tails are the same size?! But dad just used dovetails for kitchen cabinet drawers and only for upscale customers. F K widened my woodworking horizons.
Obviously I have never met this gentleman before and, have no idea what he is like personally in real life. But I will admit he seemed pretty pretentious at first. And, I was getting ready to skip his video just so he wasn't able to annoy me. THEN I noticed he was performing some outright GOD LEVEL carpentry. Like a group of savages being wowed by the "MAGIC" of a highly advanced civilization, I am now sitting here awestruck. Even though I am a journeyman Tool and Die Maker/Designer, I'm still sitting here wondering what it was I just witnessed! Hahahahaha.......... There is a war going on between my brain cells right now. Honestly, I'm beyond impressed. And that don't happen to me very often. WELL DONE SIR!!! Well done!!!
That is still pretty much the standard saw used in Europe for all joinery. I should know. I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express one night a few months back.
Not to mention them being a bit lighter than similar length english style saws (depending on styling), WAY thinner and at least as rigid as backsaws. Plus, at least in my experience, the higher balance point is way easier to feel and keep plumb.
This video has literally changed the way I see my shop. It’s late in the evening in northern Canada and I’m about to sneak out to the shop and practice dovetails tonight.
Frank, I grew up in a wood working family. My father was a boat builder with his own set of tricks he learned over the years. I must say that I’ve never seen a drawer come together as quick as what you have done. You sir, I take my hat off for. You make me look like a rank amateur. I am most humbled and enlightened by hour video. Thank you for sharing your skills.
F me that man has skills. That is the most impressive dovetailling I ever witnessed. a full shop with routers, jigs etc couldnt beat it unless it was full CNC
Thanks for the referral from the podcast Joey. (I think I had seen this scraper trick done more recently, maybe with Rob Cosman selling "his" method - not sure). The part I liked was the bowsaw with the twist in the blade for going from a vertical cut to horizontal in a fraction of a stroke!
Be careful: the harder the wood... you will note he says 'if you are using pine'. Hardwood might split. I still do it, but put a clamp side to side to avoid the splitting...
Amaaaazing!! Such a Master generously sharing his expertise...and 83 ppl have given this tutorial the thumbs down?!! Trolls surely...What's not to love? Thank you so much Frank.
Mr. Klausz, I have seen this video many times and at long last, after doing dovetails for many years I have long enjoyed doing the layout by eye. I lived in France for over 13 years and most if not all the dovetailing I have seen is not only very old and still in place but randomly laid out as if by eye. I have all the jigs and marking angles but I love very narrow pins and now I too do Pins First. Thank You, Maestro
An amazing expert that so clearly explains his methods! I'm amazed he can cut dovetails by hand faster than most of us could set up the best router jig! Thank you for your craft, Frank. Seeing that it can be done makes me believe I can do it with some practice.
As I watch this video again and watch you pencil in the pins for the tails, I think of all the EXTRA moves to make the very precise dovetails with all the do-dads such as chiseling in a small step to register the pinboard to the tails to scrub in with a knife the pins. and even before all of that all the various scribing angel guides for the layout of the tails and pins and on and on with all the gizmos and yet your method is sooooo easy and simple and much fewer operations to do and use just to get to the same finish where your method is so fast and exact as you want to make it WITHOUT all the jig, things to do with all the do-dads that all the other dovetail specialist use and tells everyone that we need to make good dovetails. Perhaps it is all due to Commercialism. BRAVO MAESTRO
Mr. Klausz is amazing. An example of one who can do, teach, and inspire. And perfect English, those of us born into the language could learn that from him too.
I was in awe watching this. I have never seen anyone make a dovetail that easily. I see how that saw helps him so much, but even without it I think he could do it blindfolded.
It's always a pleasure to watch a master craftsman at work. So many things in this video that got my attention. His workbench alone is fine furniture and he makes it look so effortless. I'm amused at the number of people who have disliked this video. I bet they are people that have just spent big money on a fancy dovetail jig, only to find doing dovetails by hand can be learned and they can be done in the amount of time it takes to set up the jig.
I have watched this video before and I have enjoyed it the second time as much as the first. I did my apprenticeship 61 years ago and I was taught to cut dovetails your way. But I was also taught to keep the back 5 or 6 mm down from the sides. That prevents the back ever rubbing on top. But I could never compare my skills with yours. RESPECT!!! from down under.
Amazing craftmanship, the saw that changed angle/direction mid-cut really made my day. So refreshing to see dovetails done by hand without the need for a router with a jig. But on the other hand, you then need quality saws and chisels instead.
It was always my question that in the past when the woodworkers had no any table saw, band saw, Jig saw or even sanders how they made a beautiful stuff or furniture? Today, I've found all of my answer just by this very worthiness video!! I love your job and your tools!! You did it supper fast and clean??!! this is exactly what I'm looking for! Thank you very much to sharing that with us.
Sir your methods and skills are amazing, you certainly make it look easy, love the simple and direct teaching approach. I could sit and watch you and Paul sellers all day…but I wouldn’t get nothing done if I did. Until next time take care and God bless.
Mr. Klauz: I am one of your BIGGEST fans and I truly hold you up higher than high. Some try to imitate you only, they will never be as great as you are . I have been a woodworker since I started turning on a lathe at 5. I am 56 now. I can cut dovetails now exactly like you by eye, and if it wasn't for you and you passing on your knowledge I definitely would not be able to do them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I really do admire your work. Your BIGGEST fan Thankyou once again
Fantastic, best dovetail system I’ve ever seen. I will use this from now on . I can save a lot of time not measuring and setting out and wasting half my day.Thanks Frank.
I've seen videos by this person before. He's amazing. Very fast as well, no wasted motion. This is what 50-60 years of cabinet making experience looks like.
I have heard the words, "I am a craftsman" in many videos but I dare say that in regards to Sir Klausz I've only heard the words, "He is a craftsman!" Truly a master of his craft...the Michael Jordan, the Tom Brady, the Tiger Woods of "wood." Mr Klausz, spending time watching your mastery is a pleasure to which I have nothing to compare. You're simply an amazing talent that will likely never be equalled. Thank you for sharing your passion and your expertise with us mere mortals...
Nem is tudtam hogy beszél magyarul, csak néztem nagyot. Ezúton akkor magyarul is megköszönöm a sok tudást amit átad nekunk. Kivánom hogy nagyon sok évig még tartsa meg jo szokását és kivánok minden jot ! Thank you !
This man is a true legend. All them self decleared popular - pun intended - woodworkers with their dovetail templates and routers can learn something here.
Frank is a master, to those that said he doesn't know what he is doing, they are no where near the truth. To the Master Frank Klausz, Thank You for sharing your talent and skills.
What the hell did I just see?... This is going to haunt my nightmares for years to come, I may need to unlearn everything I know about dovetails. Thank you for the video, even though it will haunt me.
Incroyable. Je suis resté bouche bée devant tant de maitrise. Comme le dis un commentaires, brulez le ! c'est de la magie... Je regarde mes machines et une envie folle de les bruler me prends... Une grande leçon par un monsieur charmant.
I have watched various videos here on RUclips on hand-cut dovetails and they just looked so difficult. You, sir, explained it in a way that just clicked for me. thank you so much. Also, the very first saw that you used in the video I picked up one just like that at a yard sale because it looked so cool I didn't know what type of saw it was. I thought it was interesting and am planning on refurbishing it.
Wow! Awesome! You, sir, are a true master. Thank you so much for sharing. And your English is waaaay better than that of 95% of native English speakers. Makes me wish my Hungarian was better.......
Thank you for sharing your expertise on cutting dovetails. The swiss cabinet maker who showed me the manner he cut his dovetails and they were the same manner as yours except before cutting both pins and tails with a sharp knife he made a shallow cut very near the scribed lines. He told me these shallow and very near the scribed lines cuts was where to start the chisel cuts because this prevented the fibers near the scribed lines from crushing into the scribed lines, but I noticed the manner you dealt with this is to gently tap the chisel on the scribed lines your method has the similar result in less steps. Again I thank you very for your patience and kindness in sharing this to me. P. S. this was a refresher for me forgot how to space the pins.
«If it is too tight don’t force it, get a bigger hammer.» 😋 epic statement. In my workshop there is not a single hammer «big» enough to allow me to get even close to craftmanship like this. 🤗 My hat goes off to you Sir, and I bow down deep in the sawdust to your excellence.
Wow! I've been doing this a long time but I've never seen anyone cut dovetails that quick with 2 bow saws?? Amazing skill. It's like planting out lettuces with a JCB! (and not damaging them) 😊
I took Mr. Klausz's dovetailing course 30 yrs ago.....he's still blindingly fast and very skillful with his saw and chisel....I love the "Schweifsaege".....just to make one feel even more inept.....lol
Mistro, I know how to do all the layouts for dovetails and I have used router jigs at my friends shop many years ago but I, like you, love the hand-cut look and I never measure or use jigs at all do it all by eye and I cut the pins first as you do and all by hand. I don't use a router or bandsaw I do it all by hand and I love the look. Wonderful video, I have seen it many times and it never gets tired of watching the Mistro at work. Thank You Mistro Klausz.
Wow! Amazing! Love it. Never seen a Dovetail made and fitted quicker. Great great use! Just loving it. I'm a trained cabinet maker but need do modern carpentry and just want to do this stuff all day. The marking gauge is amazing! I can't imagine there are many master craftsmen like this anymore
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Master class ! I remember being taught that dovetail joints come from a time when wages were low. Hundreds of years ago, nails were individually hand forged in wrought iron by blacksmiths, so each nail was expensive. Dovetails possibly a cost saving joint and chippies back then would have been fast workers.
I have never seen anyone so quickly and forcefully do such beautiful work
My wife and I had the opportunity to meet and chat with Frank at a Woodworking show a few years back. As is usually the case, he was surrounded by admiring woodworkers standing there in awe and amazement as he continuously hand cut dovetails of different kinds throughout the show, barely paying attention to the woodworking task, and then tapping together perfect dovetails every time. Yes, he said, "don't force the fit, just get a bigger hammer. And then, poof, a perfect dovetail joint and ensuing applause. My wife was more impressed by his friendliness, and gentlemanly qualities. I was.... just impressed with how he can flawlessly do that time after time. If you watch his videos, he is just as easy going and personable in person . He is a true master craftsman, and a fine gentleman.
I love that line, Don't force the fit, just get a bigger hammer.
The way he made the horizontal cuts puzzled me. I thought he was using a bow saw
with a 1/4" blade, known as a "Schweifsaege" in Germany. Essentially a 60cm coping saw.
I tried it with mine and the blade cheerfully continued to cut straight ahead, nix on 90°. So I asked a German master cabinet maker who also teaches woodworking - including an
excellent course on dovetailing - to take a look. He pointed out that Frank Klausz is using a
special blade in his saw. The blade is known as a "Zinkensaegeblatt (= dovetail blade)" or
"Winkelsaegeblatt ( = angle blade)". The first third of the blade has no teeth. After the first third the blade turns 90°. So you put it in vertically, push and suddenly you are cutting horizontally.
Obviously the vertical cut has to be wide enough to accommodate the blade, so these were
done using a normal bow saw. A kerf on a Japanese saw is too thin for the final cut. If you
look at the video and freeze it at 4:00 you can get a good look at the blade.
It's a brilliant idea, but it was primarily used for dovetails on door jambs and window frames
where the joints are not visible. Because the cuts are so rough - the wood tears on the rear -
normally you would never use it for cabinet work or boxes. Frank Klausz and probably 40 years
of experience show the exception to the rule.
My cabinet maker friend mentioned dovetailing was commonly done in Germany for doors
and windows. Within ten minutes three guys could cut, assemble and set a door jamb using
dovetails. He also said, as far as he knows, the blades are no longer being made. I researched
the tool sites in Germany and could not find them anywhere, but that of course does not mean
they are not available. I just haven't found them. I definitely want one of those things, so my
best bet will be a flea-market or similar.
For any interested souls out there, a good illustration of the blade can be found at:
www.woodworking.de/cgi-bin/forum/webbbs_config.pl/md/read/id/2865
or Google on "Zinkensaegeblatt" or "Winkelsaege". Ignore the German and enjoy the
illustrations.
It puzzled me too. First I thought he was flipping the saw sideways. Then I thought the blade was merely twisted. I couldn't get why the cuts didn't leave a trace of the blade twisting. Then I checked your link. I see by the illustration, that the teeth start, as you said, at some point perhaps a third down from the distal end and work like a broach. They start out very small and get larger until they are making a full cut. There are true geniuses walking this earth. If each one of them could be placed into his appropriate role in life, it would be a great thing. Thank you for taking the time to research this and for supplying the link.
Thank you for that explanation, it had me puzzled too.
Amazing. I wonder if one could be made with a Hacksaw or a Keyhole Saw. torch a blade. get a 90 twist. use a stone to trim the unwanted bits.
@Doctor Why:
It doesn't work that way. Take a rectangular piece of paper and fold it, you'll see what I mean.
Anon amous Anon amous OK, I am probably way off base here and it is a very iffy thing to do anyways, but wouldn't this sort do the trick. The vertical is at the top the screen, the 90 twist is the middle in this piece of paper, one would have to remove the red parts. ruclips.net/video/F1qsP8qL2q8/видео.html
This video is my vindication for having never bothered to do dovetails. Today, I learned that I was right, all along. Doing dovetails the way I have previously known IS a terrible waste of time. The most efficient way to make dovetails is to hire Frank. Thanks for sharing!
In over 20 years of woodworking, I have seen many master cabinet makers cut dovetails, but no one I have seen has come close to this man. I tip my hat to you, Mr. Klausz.
Dovetail cut out saw is magic!
That's enough dovetail videos for me. It went from basic to black magic and my mind hurts
Understatement of the decade.
So funny. I’m about to cut a few and was refreshing my head. There’s about as many opinions on this subject as there are videos.
I was going to say the same thing. Proximately.
Since this video I made about 1000 hand cut dovetails. I feel much faster and competent so I came here to compare my progress.
Now I admire the master Klausz more than I did the first time I saw him.
Damn he's good!
same. takes me 3 hours to do a 10-tails angled corner, he could do the whole chest in this time
I could watch him cutting dovetails all day.
I remember someone telling me "In France they cut the pins first" and I couldn't work out why or how. This video has finally solved that mystery!
this guys puts every other cabinet maker on youtube to shame. holy crap is he fast and exact! even while he's explaining every step. not sure how much anyone is giong to learn from this until they play it at 0.25x, but he sure is amazing to watch.
I love the humor of Frank Klausz. Always makes me laugh while watching a very good instructor and master craftsman.
This guy is probably one of the best woodworkers on this planet!
What a man.
Cuts right through the OCD paranoid BS. of the majority of cabinet makers on YT.
The frame saw with the twist in the blade is awesome and an easy modification to make.
Love the cutting guage with the twist-lock action.So simple.So quick.
How lucky we are that Frank has shared this with the World.
"That's how I make a 'drahwar'". A simple sentence of intent combined with a lifetime of experience. If ever you need an example of a true master at work, just look at this video! The ease with which your man Frank there marked, cut and finished his stopped and through dovetails is just stupendous. Anyone want to add anything to that?
MsG
Sir you are not only a MASTER Craftsman you are a true Gentlman. Thank kindly for sharing, but more importantly for allowing this mere mortal be awed, astounded and mesmerised by your unlimited ability. Truly one of the finest Craftsman I have witnessed to date. God Bless you Good Sir, cheers Les 🙈🙉🙊
I was looking for words - you stated my thoughts exactly.
When I discovered the enthusiastic Frank Krause, dovetails became fun! My dad showed me 40yrs ago dovetailing with a 1/2 inch router bit, confusing because the pins and tails are the same size?! But dad just used dovetails for kitchen cabinet drawers and only for upscale customers. F K widened my woodworking horizons.
Obviously I have never met this gentleman before and, have no idea what he is like personally in real life. But I will admit he seemed pretty pretentious at first. And, I was getting ready to skip his video just so he wasn't able to annoy me. THEN I noticed he was performing some outright GOD LEVEL carpentry. Like a group of savages being wowed by the "MAGIC" of a highly advanced civilization, I am now sitting here awestruck. Even though I am a journeyman Tool and Die Maker/Designer, I'm still sitting here wondering what it was I just witnessed! Hahahahaha.......... There is a war going on between my brain cells right now. Honestly, I'm beyond impressed. And that don't happen to me very often. WELL DONE SIR!!! Well done!!!
I never imagined you can do such precision work with such gigantic saws.
That is still pretty much the standard saw used in Europe for all joinery. I should know. I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express one night a few months back.
Not to mention them being a bit lighter than similar length english style saws (depending on styling), WAY thinner and at least as rigid as backsaws. Plus, at least in my experience, the higher balance point is way easier to feel and keep plumb.
Chinese woodwork saw is like this shape too
@@SW-zu7ve that joke hasn't aged well
"If it's too tight, don't force it... just get a bigger hammer"... love that comment
I don't think he mean it.but he's right never force it when it's tight use no bigger ,little bit of wax 'll do the job.lol
I almost choked on my coffee, omg! Pappy(grandpa) use to say " If all else fails, get a bigger hammer!"
My Dad used to say it. haha
Words to live by...
That was just one of the things that made me laugh!🤠
A true master of the craft.
This video has literally changed the way I see my shop. It’s late in the evening in northern Canada and I’m about to sneak out to the shop and practice dovetails tonight.
Frank, I grew up in a wood working family. My father was a boat builder with his own set of tricks he learned over the years. I must say that I’ve never seen a drawer come together as quick as what you have done. You sir, I take my hat off for. You make me look like a rank amateur. I am most humbled and enlightened by hour video. Thank you for sharing your skills.
Watching a master craftsman as Mr. Klausz is always a pleasure. His anology of a cat and hot milk with approaching difficult grain was priceless!
I agree,
The cat does'nt know where start to licking.
Just funny .
F me that man has skills. That is the most impressive dovetailling I ever witnessed. a full shop with routers, jigs etc couldnt beat it unless it was full CNC
Even with full CNC I think you'd have a hell of a time to get each dovetail slightly different yet fitting...
Absolutely amazing skills and methods. Thank you Frank.
Gees! that scraper trick is awesome
Thanks for the referral from the podcast Joey. (I think I had seen this scraper trick done more recently, maybe with Rob Cosman selling "his" method - not sure). The part I liked was the bowsaw with the twist in the blade for going from a vertical cut to horizontal in a fraction of a stroke!
Same here - just listened to the podcast and had to check it out. I'm proud to be half Hungarian!
Be careful: the harder the wood... you will note he says 'if you are using pine'. Hardwood might split. I still do it, but put a clamp side to side to avoid the splitting...
Amaaaazing!! Such a Master generously sharing his expertise...and 83 ppl have given this tutorial the thumbs down?!! Trolls surely...What's not to love? Thank you so much Frank.
Mr. Klausz, I have seen this video many times and at long last, after doing dovetails for many years I have long enjoyed doing the layout by eye. I lived in France for over 13 years and most if not all the dovetailing I have seen is not only very old and still in place but randomly laid out as if by eye. I have all the jigs and marking angles but I love very narrow pins and now I too do Pins First. Thank You, Maestro
Your saw control of a rapid rip the base line is enviable. Master at work.
Wonderful craftsmanship. Every woodworker could sit, watch and learn something.
You are the best craftsman I have watched working.
I have never seen anybody cut dovetails this expertly .Its second nature to him .How anybody could say he dont know what hes doing is beyond me .
Dear Franz.
You prove us to be children in woodworking.
I'd like to have YOU as MY grandfather.
MUCH of respect for your skills
Wow. That was fantastic. A real craftsman and pure craftsmanship. I am in awe.
An amazing expert that so clearly explains his methods! I'm amazed he can cut dovetails by hand faster than most of us could set up the best router jig! Thank you for your craft, Frank. Seeing that it can be done makes me believe I can do it with some practice.
As I watch this video again and watch you pencil in the pins for the tails, I think of all the EXTRA moves to make the very precise dovetails with all the do-dads such as chiseling in a small step to register the pinboard to the tails to scrub in with a knife the pins. and even before all of that all the various scribing angel guides for the layout of the tails and pins and on and on with all the gizmos and yet your method is sooooo easy and simple and much fewer operations to do and use just to get to the same finish where your method is so fast and exact as you want to make it WITHOUT all the jig, things to do with all the do-dads that all the other dovetail specialist use and tells everyone that we need to make good dovetails. Perhaps it is all due to Commercialism. BRAVO MAESTRO
Mr. Klausz is amazing. An example of one who can do, teach, and inspire. And perfect English, those of us born into the language could learn that from him too.
I was in awe watching this. I have never seen anyone make a dovetail that easily. I see how that saw helps him so much, but even without it I think he could do it blindfolded.
Every time I see Frank Klausz around wood I become a reverent fanboy. He’s just magical.
It's always a pleasure to watch a master craftsman at work. So many things in this video that got my attention. His workbench alone is fine furniture and he makes it look so effortless. I'm amused at the number of people who have disliked this video. I bet they are people that have just spent big money on a fancy dovetail jig, only to find doing dovetails by hand can be learned and they can be done in the amount of time it takes to set up the jig.
I don’t think my shop is big enough to use saws that long. Amazing. A master at work
I have watched this video before and I have enjoyed it the second time as much as the first. I did my apprenticeship 61 years ago and I was taught to cut dovetails your way. But I was also taught to keep the back 5 or 6 mm down from the sides. That prevents the back ever rubbing on top.
But I could never compare my skills with yours. RESPECT!!! from down under.
Amazing craftmanship, the saw that changed angle/direction mid-cut really made my day. So refreshing to see dovetails done by hand without the need for a router with a jig. But on the other hand, you then need quality saws and chisels instead.
A true master at his craft. I was hipnotized. Thank you for sharing
It was always my question that in the past when the woodworkers had no any table saw, band saw, Jig saw or even sanders how they made a beautiful stuff or furniture? Today, I've found all of my answer just by this very worthiness video!! I love your job and your tools!! You did it supper fast and clean??!! this is exactly what I'm looking for! Thank you very much to sharing that with us.
Úr Frank Klausz, mélységesen meghajolok érted, igazi mester vagy. Remélem jól írtam, mert holland vagyok.
I am a fiber artist and soap maker, but I greatly enjoy watching other craftsmen at work.
In my opinion he’s one of the very best. A real fine craftsman
Sir your methods and skills are amazing, you certainly make it look easy, love the simple and direct teaching approach. I could sit and watch you and Paul sellers all day…but I wouldn’t get nothing done if I did. Until next time take care and God bless.
Such a joy to watch a craftsman at work.
Mr. Klauz: I am one of your BIGGEST fans and I truly hold you up higher than high. Some try to imitate you only, they will never be as great as you are . I have been a woodworker since I started turning on a lathe at 5. I am 56 now. I can cut dovetails now exactly like you by eye, and if it wasn't for you and you passing on your knowledge I definitely would not be able to do them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I really do admire your work. Your BIGGEST fan Thankyou once again
This guy is the Clint Eastwood of Dovetails! Nicely done sir!
Fantastic, best dovetail system I’ve ever seen. I will use this from now on . I can save a lot of time not measuring and setting out and wasting half my day.Thanks Frank.
I've seen videos by this person before. He's amazing. Very fast as well, no wasted motion. This is what 50-60 years of cabinet making experience looks like.
I just lit my shop on fire after watching this... I hope to have 1% of this guys talent someday. Wow.
This is real workmanship. Thank you for blowing my mind with your skills.
I have heard the words, "I am a craftsman" in many videos but I dare say that in regards to Sir Klausz I've only heard the words, "He is a craftsman!" Truly a master of his craft...the Michael Jordan, the Tom Brady, the Tiger Woods of "wood." Mr Klausz, spending time watching your mastery is a pleasure to which I have nothing to compare. You're simply an amazing talent that will likely never be equalled. Thank you for sharing your passion and your expertise with us mere mortals...
He made it look so easy. I'm still scratching my head.
making beautiful dovetail cuts and speaking english...just like Draaaculaaaaa. beautiful job this man is a boss!!!
What a craftsman! Cutting pins in a couple of seconds. Never seen such a saw before
Gyönyörű munka minden tiszteletem, rég nem látott szerszámok. Jó volt nézni a filmet, köszönöm.
Holy beast-mode with those dovetails. I have never seen someone with that much confidence in their cuts!
Methinks Frank made a deal with the Dovetail Devil..... Just WOW ! This gentlemen is a master !
Enjoyed watching Frank cut dovetails
This is the most amazing woodworking video on dovetails I have ever seen. I like your way and will follow.
I rarely ever comment on videos, but this is just fantastic! Frank is legendary! Makes it look SO EASY!!! Amazing!!!
You are very good and creative, thank you❤
Nem is tudtam hogy beszél magyarul, csak néztem nagyot. Ezúton akkor magyarul is megköszönöm a sok tudást amit átad nekunk. Kivánom hogy nagyon sok évig még tartsa meg jo szokását és kivánok minden jot ! Thank you !
nem az elejerol kezdtem nezni es azt hittem hogy nemet de ez olyan magyar mint mi vagyunk.
I never saw someone mastering wood same as this guy. Bravo
Sir, you are one talented man your grandfather would be proud. A Master.
My eyes exploded and my jaw hit my foot... God level craftsmanship
This man is a true legend. All them self decleared popular - pun intended - woodworkers with their dovetail templates and routers can learn something here.
That design on that saw blade is PURE GENIUS!!!!
It was a real pleasure watching a Mastercraftsmen at work.
Dang Frank, You cut those dovetails like you've done it before. Great job teaching. I subscribed.
Frank is a master, to those that said he doesn't know what he is doing, they are no where near the truth. To the Master Frank Klausz, Thank You for sharing your talent and skills.
Az egész amit csinál annyira lenyűgöző. Ez az igazi érték.
What the hell did I just see?... This is going to haunt my nightmares for years to come, I may need to unlearn everything I know about dovetails. Thank you for the video, even though it will haunt me.
Thank you sir for this video which I will now try. You are a true master of your craft and sadly there are not many of your kind left.
You are incredibly skilled with the saws. The router rough out is smarter, not harder!
this is probably the best video on RUclips right now
Incroyable. Je suis resté bouche bée devant tant de maitrise. Comme le dis un commentaires, brulez le ! c'est de la magie... Je regarde mes machines et une envie folle de les bruler me prends... Une grande leçon par un monsieur charmant.
Simply fantastic, I like your method, no fancy measurements.
What a joy to watch a master at work.
there's something about a really good teacher, they make you feel as though you could go do a thing with no problems, you are such a teacher
I have watched various videos here on RUclips on hand-cut dovetails and they just looked so difficult. You, sir, explained it in a way that just clicked for me. thank you so much. Also, the very first saw that you used in the video I picked up one just like that at a yard sale because it looked so cool I didn't know what type of saw it was. I thought it was interesting and am planning on refurbishing it.
Wow! Awesome! You, sir, are a true master. Thank you so much for sharing. And your English is waaaay better than that of 95% of native English speakers. Makes me wish my Hungarian was better.......
Thank you for sharing your expertise on cutting dovetails. The swiss cabinet maker who showed me the manner he cut his dovetails and they were the same manner as yours except before cutting both pins and tails with a sharp knife he made a shallow cut very near the scribed lines. He told me these shallow and very near the scribed lines cuts was where to start the chisel cuts because this prevented the fibers near the scribed lines from crushing into the scribed lines, but I noticed the manner you dealt with this is to gently tap the chisel on the scribed lines your method has the similar result in less steps. Again I thank you very for your patience and kindness in sharing this to me. P. S. this was a refresher for me forgot how to space the pins.
«If it is too tight don’t force it, get a bigger hammer.» 😋 epic statement.
In my workshop there is not a single hammer «big» enough to allow me to get even close to craftmanship like this. 🤗 My hat goes off to you Sir, and I bow down deep in the sawdust to your excellence.
Your accent is amazing, and your work even more so. Just great!
Remarkable handwork and judgement - the artestry is amazing. Thank you.
Wow! I've been doing this a long time but I've never seen anyone cut dovetails that quick with 2 bow saws?? Amazing skill. It's like planting out lettuces with a JCB! (and not damaging them) 😊
I took Mr. Klausz's dovetailing course 30 yrs ago.....he's still blindingly fast and very skillful with his saw and chisel....I love the "Schweifsaege".....just to make one feel even more inept.....lol
Mistro, I know how to do all the layouts for dovetails and I have used router jigs at my friends shop many years ago but I, like you, love the hand-cut look and I never measure or use jigs at all do it all by eye and I cut the pins first as you do and all by hand. I don't use a router or bandsaw I do it all by hand and I love the look. Wonderful video, I have seen it many times and it never gets tired of watching the Mistro at work. Thank You Mistro Klausz.
I love watching Frank Klausz!!!!!
Wow! Amazing! Love it. Never seen a Dovetail made and fitted quicker. Great great use! Just loving it. I'm a trained cabinet maker but need do modern carpentry and just want to do this stuff all day.
The marking gauge is amazing! I can't imagine there are many master craftsmen like this anymore
I've had a bromance with Frank for almost 30 years now! I wish I had 1/1000 of the talent this man has achieved.
Frank, I am very pleased and relieved that with practice and a hammer I make make dovetails look like black magic too! Thank you for the video!