@@pamtnman1515 If you have a router and a flat piece of plywood for the top and some scrap pieces of lumber to make a stand you can make your own table top router table. The Keller jig though is expensive @ $250on Amazon, but if the router bits that come with it are high quality it lessons the hurt some. So @ $250 and what ever you think the wood used to make your own table costs you I would say that is not just limited to pros. If you do not have a router you can buy a combo router/table for $150 made by Kobolt @ Lowes
Wow! I've never seen this before. By far the easiest dove tails I've ever seen. I've seen workbench mounted jigs where you take the router to the jig that seem to have a lot of setup involved. This method of taking a simple jig to the router table seems so much quicker and simpler.
Just came across your video, don’t know how and I’m not interested in making dove tail connexions or woodworking. But like someone else said too, I watched it untill the end. Very professional video, nice presentation, clear explanations and amazing results. I have great respect for skilled craftsmen who make quality stuff like you do. Maybe the combination of a quality presentation and craftmanship in woodworking did the trick for me to watch it till the end....
I keep watching this because you make it look so easy, can you please make a video just on your router table as I can see you seem to have made a quick release and this is very clever
Got my Keller Jig yesterday and gave it a try. After one minor adjustment, I was making perfect dovetails on my router table. This is truly the simplest, easiest, cheapest and best dovetail system out there. I can't imagine why anyone would make dovetail joints by hand! The instructions that come with the jig could use a little updating to show the router-table method shown in the video--or at least a link to it. Bob Hunter does a great job of demonstrating the process.
I mean listen to yourself. You complain about not having clearer instructions for your shop-bought jig and router table to do this. Doing things by hand doesn’t just teach you skills, it helps you understand how to solve problems and work things out yourself.
I bought small cordless makita router for 150€(180$), took a pine board I found laying around, made it flat, freehand routed a small slot for my router to sit it just so I wouldn't lose too much on bit height, you can use 2 saw horses to screw the whole set up down, make sure you drive the screws bellow the surface and you are set. Oh you will probably need to buy the bits for router to make dove tail joints, but it should be around 200€(240$) for the whole setup, takes time to set it all up but it is 1/4 of the price of a decent router table with bits and jigs
Thank you for a great instruction using a dovetail jig. I purchased a similar jig years ago and left it to collect dust, now to give it a go after watching your vid. Thanks again from the UK.
Easier... the word IS easier, you can put a none too bright, or inexperienced person inside a nice shop and get a mi mixed bag of results, from tepid carpentry to injuries, damaged tools and fire, the gentleman has a very very very nice and spotless shop, hats off to him, and his kind sharing of knowledge, I sincerely wish I will have time & health to learn carpentry, above my very crude actual level Blessings!!
I have watched this several times and will keep watching it, because you make it look very easy and your presentation is outstanding Really appreciate this video
What a great demo, beautiful! The marking of that center line is key. So well done and captured perfectly on video. Now to figure out a way to mount my router on a table. Thank you!!
As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement ruclips.net/user/postUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!
I have no idea who has down-voted this. Great demonstration - i have this jig but use it so infrequently I have to refresh my memory as to how it works. Thank you for this. I ended up writing notes on my jig wood for future reference. :)
Oh, wow! I'm going to have to find one of those jigs! I don't do Amazon (Bezos doesn't need my money. My local store does), but I didn't even realize there _was_ a jig for this process! A *whole* lot faster and more precise than using a saw! I'm glad I found this channel. 🙂👍🏼 The only thing is, I want to make really tiny boxes, like for gifts and such, to go with the special handmade earrings my friend makes, and I want to show her a sample to offer people, to even see if it's something that her clientele would be interested in, and that jig, even if I find one, is way, _way_ too big for what I'd be doing. 😄 I'll have to see if I can think of how to make one, then, for smaller projects. 🤔
Thanks for sharing Did my trade as a Shipwright 40 years ago and remember doing these joins the old fashioned way with a Dovetail saw and were made to do them until we got them to a similar finish as your router jig Love your shop and clear explanation Cheers.😊
You make it look so easy. The result of years of experience in carpentry-work. I wish that I could make a wooden-box as easily as you can. Thank you for putting your video on RUclips.
Amazing video. I am glad I listened all the way to the end, because more and more I feel I am missing a router table, but perhaps I could do something similar with a little more effort using a handheld router and clamps. I aspire to make boxes like you do.
That's how I started out Nathan. I'm a (retired) electronics technician who, after watching a few woodworking videos four years ago, now has an almost complete workshop in his (still carpeted) spare bedroom. Hybrid table saw, 14 inch bandsaw, planer, drill press. Until I get my garage situated for the workshop, or build one in the corner of my yard, I use my tablesaw as my workbench and square stock on with my planer and tablesaw. Works out great for smaller things. I'm working on a blanket chest right now that I think may be the limit in size for that size of a space.
Thank you so much for this!!! I dream of having a woodshop like yours!! Saving this to use to plan my setup!! I learned more in this video about routers and dovetails than I have in all the others combined. I hope I can find more of your videos!!
I was impressed that despite the obvious attention to efficiency, you did not neglect eye and ear protection. Proves to me that being in a hurry is no excuse to cut safety corners.
At woodwork class in the 70's I made a dovetailed trinket box for my mum.we had woodwork for 2 hours every Friday .It took 5 months to make,using a dovetail saw , chisel,etc.i still have the box and it looks nothing like the one shown.i didn't pursue carpentry as a career,but it looks like anyone could do it now .
Remember value is not found in whether anyone else can do the task but how fulfilling it is to complete. The thing that was difficult for you years ago now has a rig that with only some effort can be used to quickly make a similar result. These have become conveniences and new struggles arise in other areas as technology advances. People who gain skill in different fields will always have a need, albeit in accordance with changing struggles and conveniences.
Hey rick, I bought the Journey man jig. I'm a little unsure on how to mount the backing block. I might be over thinking it. Do you have an easy explanation? Wood size etc. Thanks
I didn`t intend to use this woodworking book, *TopFineWoodworking. Com* but instead curious about it. I had been truly amazed after trying it. It never dissatisfied me in my desire to have more information about the art of wood working. I discovered several topics such as wood types as well as designing your workshop..
So with the making of this video you have just ensured that anyone with enough money and some practice can make a dove-tailed box, which means it is no longer really a special skill of excellence to make one. Thanks for that.
I am 63.....U wanna know how many times in my life I watched Dove Tails Videos ? Yep.....many. But this time I think I got it. Wrote down all the steps..one by one. Coming into my shop tomorrow. (in my gar.) And I will try. For future Ref.....today 2/12/2021 & it's the 3rd day.....on the 2nd impchmnt of Trump. And thnks to Wood Mag. fellow. Great xplanation. Let U know this wk/end. how did I do. Take care !
great video we have an idea how to make like this i need tools like this good job keep on sharing videos very helpful to us thank you my friend nice to meet you thank you again godbless and keepsafe always
haha your sped up version was about how fast my old boss expected me to work continuously for 8 to 12 hours a day without making any errors.its all about speed and money these days no one is allowed to be a true craftsman and do things nicely. I work for myself these days make twice as much money and its because I take my time and do things well.That is my number one tip for anyone getting into woodworking. dont rush! just set things up properly ,get it right,do it safely and most of all enjoy what you are doing!!!!
Good video..but was looking for a reminder to show me how I was taught as a child by hand. As said with correct tools they don't take long to do. I just wish titles would state by machine or by hand.
This video was very well done. Great editing! No nonsense just get 'er done! I have a dovetail jig on order, but it's not a Keller. I hope I'm not disappointed!
Very well done... But a power tool, with jig, to show a, "hallmark of woodworking," is a tad funny to me... Maybe i'm just jealous of the router and bit hahaha. But great video, thorough and a pleasure to watch.
Gracias maestro por enseñar , estaba haciendo un cofre y sus explicaciones me ayudan hacer de manera facil... abundancia, prosperidad, amor, salud, alegría, armonía,...para usted y su familia....hare krishna
10 years later and seeing this video gave me the confidence to make my first dovetail box. Thanks so much! it worked like a charm!
All I need is a router table and a Keller jig… a substantial investment probably limited to professionals
@@pamtnman1515 If you have a router and a flat piece of plywood for the top and some scrap pieces of lumber to make a stand you can make your own table top router table. The Keller jig though is expensive @ $250on Amazon, but if the router bits that come with it are high quality it lessons the hurt some. So @ $250 and what ever you think the wood used to make your own table costs you I would say that is not just limited to pros. If you do not have a router you can buy a combo router/table for $150 made by Kobolt @ Lowes
@@richardlug6139 thank you
Wow! I've never seen this before. By far the easiest dove tails I've ever seen. I've seen workbench mounted jigs where you take the router to the jig that seem to have a lot of setup involved. This method of taking a simple jig to the router table seems so much quicker and simpler.
I just want to say how much I appreciate you speeding things up and not forcing me to watch you do the same thing over and over at speed.
I liked the way this was presented, straight and to the point, very quiet with no distractions with loud music.
I love that your 12 minutes included a test piece
I used to party with Bob in college. He has calmed down a lot since the late 80s
I call the 80's my lost decade...
Just came across your video, don’t know how and I’m not interested in making dove tail connexions or woodworking. But like someone else said too, I watched it untill the end. Very professional video, nice presentation, clear explanations and amazing results. I have great respect for skilled craftsmen who make quality stuff like you do. Maybe the combination of a quality presentation and craftmanship in woodworking did the trick for me to watch it till the end....
Cleanest shop in the world.
coz nobody works there!
So far the best approach to dovetails joints thanks for the video
I keep watching this because you make it look so easy, can you please make a video just on your router table as I can see you seem to have made a quick release and this is very clever
Got my Keller Jig yesterday and gave it a try. After one minor adjustment, I was making perfect dovetails on my router table. This is truly the simplest, easiest, cheapest and best dovetail system out there. I can't imagine why anyone would make dovetail joints by hand! The instructions that come with the jig could use a little updating to show the router-table method shown in the video--or at least a link to it. Bob Hunter does a great job of demonstrating the process.
To be fair, there is one reason you'd still do it by hand... Not everyone has a router table or even hand router.
You can’t imagine why people would make stuff by hand? Because machines are noisy, expensive and teach you zero skills.
I mean listen to yourself. You complain about not having clearer instructions for your shop-bought jig and router table to do this. Doing things by hand doesn’t just teach you skills, it helps you understand how to solve problems and work things out yourself.
This is just like a Rachel Ray 30min meal. All the ingredients are magically prepped and ready to go into the dish
What I learned from this video is that I need a router table. Lol thank you for the information and instructions.
same here :)
I just got a kobalt router and table kit for like $165. It's worth at least a few hundred dollars.
I bought small cordless makita router for 150€(180$), took a pine board I found laying around, made it flat, freehand routed a small slot for my router to sit it just so I wouldn't lose too much on bit height, you can use 2 saw horses to screw the whole set up down, make sure you drive the screws bellow the surface and you are set. Oh you will probably need to buy the bits for router to make dove tail joints, but it should be around 200€(240$) for the whole setup, takes time to set it all up but it is 1/4 of the price of a decent router table with bits and jigs
A perfectly produced tutorial, many thanks
Thank you for sharing this. I inherited these jigs and didn't know how to use them.
Thank you for taking the time to produce such a great video! I love your style, your calm and the entire production! Thank you!
You do woodworking too? A man of many talents, Chef JP! Nice to see you here.
Thank you for a great instruction using a dovetail jig. I purchased a similar jig years ago and left it to collect dust, now to give it a go after watching your vid. Thanks again from the UK.
As I always say, everything is easy when you have all the right tools.
So true
and when all you work benches aren't covered in junk
add a little know and experience(practice). the hardest part of solving any problem is to get started, and putting the tools away when your done...!
You don’t need a router to make joints use a jig saw
Easier... the word IS easier, you can put a none too bright, or inexperienced person inside a nice shop and get a mi mixed bag of results, from tepid carpentry to injuries, damaged tools and fire, the gentleman has a very very very nice and spotless shop, hats off to him, and his kind sharing of knowledge, I sincerely wish I will have time & health to learn carpentry, above my very crude actual level
Blessings!!
I have watched this several times and will keep watching it, because you make it look very easy and your presentation is outstanding
Really appreciate this video
it is very easy when you have a jig and a bit that do literally ALL the work for you.
@@GifCoDigital Right? And he doesn't state what the bit size is.
Very good tools
Thanks. I use another brand jig which is very similar. I learned a few tips from this video....
Since you and the jig make it look so easy, I bought this jig kit from Keller.
What a great demo, beautiful! The marking of that center line is key. So well done and captured perfectly on video. Now to figure out a way to mount my router on a table. Thank you!!
As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement ruclips.net/user/postUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!
What a great and simple way to make dovetail joints on a router table! Just what I was looking for!
Good work sir good information
I have no idea who has down-voted this. Great demonstration - i have this jig but use it so infrequently I have to refresh my memory as to how it works. Thank you for this. I ended up writing notes on my jig wood for future reference. :)
Awesome procedure and thanks for making it look so easy
That was an excellent demonstration. I have wanted to learn how to do this for a long time and you really laid it out well. Thank you.
I have the same Keller dovetail jig. I made perfect dovetails first try, right out of the box, no table, just a router.
How would you do it without the stability of a table?
Zakary DeLaura
Picture the whole table flipped upside down and get creative.
Richard, how thick is your piece of wood that you hooked your Keller jig to?
I have the same haircut.
I think we use the same barber.
@@bobmoe9221 👍😃
Thank you, making woodworking accessible to all. Even I want a router now 😀
This is the easiest way I’ve seen it done! Thanks!!
It’s so easy with that router bit
I wish my shop was that clean.
Great demo, thanks Stefan, Australia
Oh, wow! I'm going to have to find one of those jigs! I don't do Amazon (Bezos doesn't need my money. My local store does), but I didn't even realize there _was_ a jig for this process! A *whole* lot faster and more precise than using a saw! I'm glad I found this channel. 🙂👍🏼
The only thing is, I want to make really tiny boxes, like for gifts and such, to go with the special handmade earrings my friend makes, and I want to show her a sample to offer people, to even see if it's something that her clientele would be interested in, and that jig, even if I find one, is way, _way_ too big for what I'd be doing. 😄 I'll have to see if I can think of how to make one, then, for smaller projects. 🤔
I'd suggest a Leigh jig for anything other than the size box shown here. ruclips.net/video/HPYw1vhmHDg/видео.html
Thanks for sharing
Did my trade as a Shipwright 40 years ago and remember doing these joins the old fashioned way with a Dovetail saw and were made to do them until we got them to a similar finish as your router jig
Love your shop and clear explanation
Cheers.😊
Peter, you are wrong. Only the best things are made by hand. machines help but nothing beats a true Craftsman
Nice and perfect tool
That’s one clean shop !
Whhheeerreeee has this video been for the past twelve years of my life? Niiice.
This man is like the Bob Ross of woodworking.
You make it look so easy. The result of years of experience in carpentry-work.
I wish that I could make a wooden-box as easily as you can. Thank you for putting your video on RUclips.
Bro the router and the jig did all the work
@@Balls607 and it makes the joints look like they were machine mass produced. The only skill here is using the jig correctly.
Amazing video. I am glad I listened all the way to the end, because more and more I feel I am missing a router table, but perhaps I could do something similar with a little more effort using a handheld router and clamps. I aspire to make boxes like you do.
Peachtree Woodworking has a good tutorial here on you tube showing on to do it with a hand held router.
8 1/2 years later it is still the simplest way I've seen so far. Great!
Nah Bourbon Moth Woodworking's method is easier.
I have no idea why I'm watching this. I work in IT. I have a hammer and a screwdriver. It was very calming though. Thanks!
Thank you for teaching me that
I work in IT and STILL do woodworking at home
Elba Roark same here! Sometimes people that work with computers want to actually do something with their bare hands ;-)
That's how I started out Nathan. I'm a (retired) electronics technician who, after watching a few woodworking videos four years ago, now has an almost complete workshop in his (still carpeted) spare bedroom. Hybrid table saw, 14 inch bandsaw, planer, drill press. Until I get my garage situated for the workshop, or build one in the corner of my yard, I use my tablesaw as my workbench and square stock on with my planer and tablesaw. Works out great for smaller things. I'm working on a blanket chest right now that I think may be the limit in size for that size of a space.
I work in IT, and when back home every day I work in my woodwork atelier.
I've learned more than I can remember from Bob Hunter. Great wood worker and a great person to boot!
Beautiful & VERY ELEGANCE
Thank you so much for this!!! I dream of having a woodshop like yours!! Saving this to use to plan my setup!! I learned more in this video about routers and dovetails than I have in all the others combined. I hope I can find more of your videos!!
Great job Sir👍👌👍♥
Very nice joint.
I was impressed that despite the obvious attention to efficiency, you did not neglect eye and ear protection. Proves to me that being in a hurry is no excuse to cut safety corners.
This seems so much easier then using my rockler dovetail jig. I'm getting rid of that and doing it this way for now on.
Very nice video and work. I have a few of these plates and never used them. My PC jig is just too handy.
Thanks
At woodwork class in the 70's I made a dovetailed trinket box for my mum.we had woodwork for 2 hours every Friday .It took 5 months to make,using a dovetail saw , chisel,etc.i still have the box and it looks nothing like the one shown.i didn't pursue carpentry as a career,but it looks like anyone could do it now .
Remember value is not found in whether anyone else can do the task but how fulfilling it is to complete. The thing that was difficult for you years ago now has a rig that with only some effort can be used to quickly make a similar result. These have become conveniences and new struggles arise in other areas as technology advances. People who gain skill in different fields will always have a need, albeit in accordance with changing struggles and conveniences.
NICE JOB !!! ... CONGRATULATIONS !!!
Nice videos i am very enjoy with your video 👍👍👍👍👍👍 well done for you
"Greetings Wood worker"
Nicely done, well-shot, to the point, and informative. Thanks for taking the time.
Great job. I should do that for my bee hive boxes instead of butt joints.
I Just bought the jig and have been wanting to try it. I was just a little uneasy, but your video great tips and advise. Thanks
Hey rick,
I bought the Journey man jig. I'm a little unsure on how to mount the backing block. I might be over thinking it. Do you have an easy explanation? Wood size etc. Thanks
Rick McQueen Hey. Rick, where did you buy the jig? Mike
I didn`t intend to use this woodworking book, *TopFineWoodworking. Com* but instead curious about it. I had been truly amazed after trying it. It never dissatisfied me in my desire to have more information about the art of wood working. I discovered several topics such as wood types as well as designing your workshop..
Very unique way of carpentry, thanks for sharing...
Nicely done.
Fascinating
So with the making of this video you have just ensured that anyone with enough money and some practice can make a dove-tailed box, which means it is no longer really a special skill of excellence to make one. Thanks for that.
Thanks for this. I inherited this dovetail jig from my dad but did not know how to use it. Well done
Great job and great video. Thank you
I enjoyed your video and thank you for educating me on this for when I’m ready to make some furniture. I can’t give you enough thumbs up.
Great video. Clean simple.very easy to follow. No need for thumbs down. Im a joiner in uk.been in business 30 yrs . Look forward to next video.👌👌
Very easy to understand. Thanks.
Excellent video, extremely helpful, thank you!
Awesome video. Thank you
I am 63.....U wanna know how many times in my life I watched Dove Tails Videos ?
Yep.....many.
But this time I think I got it. Wrote down all the steps..one by one.
Coming into my shop tomorrow. (in my gar.) And I will try.
For future Ref.....today 2/12/2021 & it's the 3rd day.....on the 2nd impchmnt of Trump.
And thnks to Wood Mag. fellow. Great xplanation.
Let U know this wk/end. how did I do. Take care !
Muy buena explication gracias
CAN YOU SHOW HOW YOU MADE THE LID PLEASE
Ok I'm going to buy a router table now 👌
Anyone know who makes that router table in the video?
Man I need a shop like that
So simple! Thanks.
Thanks for this video. Do you have one for your jig.
great video we have an idea how to make like this i need tools like this good job keep on sharing videos very helpful to us thank you my friend nice to meet you thank you again godbless and keepsafe always
Good explanation....i also love how neat and organized that shop is...phew...got more work to do in my shop :(
Great work, love it
haha your sped up version was about how fast my old boss expected me to work continuously for 8 to 12 hours a day without making any errors.its all about speed and money these days no one is allowed to be a true craftsman and do things nicely. I work for myself these days make twice as much money and its because I take my time and do things well.That is my number one tip for anyone getting into woodworking. dont rush! just set things up properly ,get it right,do it safely and most of all enjoy what you are doing!!!!
My first dove tail joints, were with a handsaw, and a chisel.
Chalk and cheese.
I too have just done some dovetails with chisel and hand saw. It took me a bit more than twelve minutes, though 😮
Good video..but was looking for a reminder to show me how I was taught as a child by hand. As said with correct tools they don't take long to do. I just wish titles would state by machine or by hand.
@@bsurf5004 Check out the video by Paul Sellers on cutting these by hand. By far the best video out there.
Very special!
brilliant tutorial. A separate video on jig mounting on the block would be welcome.
While I used to have this jig, I find it more gratifying to make dovetails with my Dozuki Dovetail saw and chisels.
No you don't.
Lo agradezco al maestro carpintero🎉
Where did you get that jig? Great video
Amazing video
This video was very well done. Great editing! No nonsense just get 'er done! I have a dovetail jig on order, but it's not a Keller. I hope I'm not disappointed!
Did you receive your dovetail jig? What make is it? Does it do the job well, or are you disappointed?
Thank you for sharing, why did you change the router bit? I need one of the jigs
Very well done... But a power tool, with jig, to show a, "hallmark of woodworking," is a tad funny to me... Maybe i'm just jealous of the router and bit hahaha. But great video, thorough and a pleasure to watch.
Gracias maestro por enseñar , estaba haciendo un cofre y sus explicaciones me ayudan hacer de manera facil... abundancia, prosperidad, amor, salud, alegría, armonía,...para usted y su familia....hare krishna
You make it look easy
I love this video 👍🏻
could this jig be used for box joints as well? using only a straight bit of course
Pretty good !!
GOOD JOB !!! ... THANK YOU !!!
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well done ! I to would like to see your router set up & quick releases. new hobby for old retired GI. thanks.
I love metres, centimetres, millimetres!