Hand Cut Dovetail Box Workshop

Beginners Course


Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking
Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking
5.0 (5)
53k followers

3 x 8 hours Class size 1 to 6 guests     $980

Melbourne
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Craft
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Woodworking
In this 3-day class, you will learn how to cut three groups of dovetails with accuracy and confidence. The 'through dovetail' is usually used to join traditional carcasses and boxes and is often seen at the back of a drawer. The 'half-blind dovetail' is also usually seen in box making and traditional carcasses and is often seen at the front of a drawer. Lastly, the 'through dovetail with a mitred front edge' is also often seen in slightly fancier boxes and cabinets.
You will be taught an easy-to-follow process that, with practise, guarantees perfect dovetails every time. We will discuss the most appropriate uses of these types of dovetails in many types of furniture.
Lastly, and perhaps best of all, on the last day of the course, you will get to make a beautiful box out of walnut, dovetailed by yourself, following the steps you've been practicing over the previous two days. All the components will be pre-cut for you, so all you need to focus on is the joinery.
We guarantee that you will come away from the class with all the skills required to master the hand-cut dovetail and a beautiful handcrafted box!

Knowledge required
Beginners welcome.
 
What you'll get
We guarantee that you will come away from the class with all the skills required to master the hand-cut dovetail!
 
What to bring
  • Sketchpad.
  • Pencil.
Session repeats

This class series runs over 3 consecutive days.

Location

Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking - 14 Cottage Street, Blackburn VIC

This venue is within walking distance from Blackburn station (800m).

Hand Cut Dovetail Box Workshop location
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Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking
Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking

5.0 (5)
53k followers

The Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking (The Guild) was founded by Alastair Boell in 2007. After graduating from the world-renowned North Bennet Street School, Boston, USA, Alastair felt that there was a great need in Australia for an educational facility that focuses on traditional skills.
The Guild is conveniently located in Blackburn and provides three different course formats:
  • Our open courses offer ongoing morning, afternoon and evening woodworking classes for students of any level to undertake a project of their own desire.
  • Our weekly project-based courses are geared towards beginners or anyone interested in a more structured class where everyone works on the same project once a week and where the start and finish dates are set.
  • Our intensive project-based courses are for those who would like to immerse themselves in a project and have it completed in the shortest possible time. These courses range from a one-day course to an eight-day course.
Our student-teacher ratios are very low which enables each student to get some one-on-one instruction time from our highly qualified instructors.
Our facilities include a fully equipped machine room, four classrooms with workbenches, numerous hand tools, hardware, finishing products and a variety of exotic salvaged timbers. We also offer onsite milling with our own mill and an in-house workshop milling service. For those interested in ‘Commission’ work, we have a gifted community of furniture designers/makers on the call.
The Guild is committed to preserving and advancing craft traditions in furniture making. We are also committed to promoting greater awareness and appreciation of craftsmanship. In our classes, we emphasise the skilful use of hand tools and power equipment and informed use of appropriate materials and proportions.
We are passionate about what we do and want to share information, ideas and skills with our extended woodworking community.
We promise to do our very best to provide you with endless opportunities in a stimulating and supportive community. We invite you to take your place at the Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking!
2025-01-03 15:00:00
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