CWG Library Item No. 103
 
Dovetail a Drawer
with Frank Klausz
55 minutes
If it’s properly fitting drawers you’re after, this is the video workshop for you. Frank Klausz cuts quick, precise dovetails without jigs or templates, then glues up and fits the finished drawer. You will learn about:
• Dovetail drawer anatomy
• Transferring dimensions from the scale drawing to a full-scale "story-pole"
• Choosing lumber
• Marking out, ripping and crosscutting drawer parts
• Marking out the dovetails and pins
• Hand sawing the pins and tails and chopping out the waste
• Gluing up
• Applying finishing touches with a smooth plane
A professional cabinetmaker for more than 25 years, Frank Klausz operates a cabinet shop specializing in antique reproductions and restorations and in custom architectural fixtures. He also has made the other Fine Woodworking video workshops Making Mortise-and-Tenon Joints and Wood Finishing.

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