That's enough dovetail videos for me. It went from basic to black magic and my mind hurts

@lanceroark6386

Жыл бұрын

Understatement of the decade.

@cheeseheadfiddle

8 ай бұрын

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.

@mm9773

3 ай бұрын

I was going to say the same thing. Proximately.

A true master of the craft.

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.

@alext9067

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@Frankowillo

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that explanation, it had me puzzled too.

@doctorwhy6504

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@Frankowillo

5 жыл бұрын

@Doctor Why: It doesn't work that way. Take a rectangular piece of paper and fold it, you'll see what I mean.

@doctorwhy6504

5 жыл бұрын

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. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eGWl1bJxoa-YoZs.html

If it's too tight, don't force it - get a bigger hammer. Hold my beer Franz!

@ScottBelleriWorkshop

6 жыл бұрын

Ha I was thinking the same!

@byronkillingbeck1723

6 жыл бұрын

Andrea's Workshop should that not be lager instead of beer lol

@lanesutton8012

6 жыл бұрын

Andrea's Worksho

@minusk.k.3277

5 жыл бұрын

just like Draaaaculaaaaa

@elcinylmaz2200

5 жыл бұрын

:D :D

"If it's too tight, don't force it... just get a bigger hammer"... love that comment

@ishakoufighou2706

4 жыл бұрын

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

@wizardwillbonner

3 жыл бұрын

I almost choked on my coffee, omg! Pappy(grandpa) use to say " If all else fails, get a bigger hammer!"

@kenea3226

3 жыл бұрын

My Dad used to say it. haha

@steverochon1620

3 жыл бұрын

Words to live by...

@seanstanley3849

2 жыл бұрын

That was just one of the things that made me laugh!🤠

I have never seen anyone so quickly and forcefully do such beautiful work

Dovetail cut out saw is magic!

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!

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.

@rayward9265

Жыл бұрын

I love that line, Don't force the fit, just get a bigger hammer.

Gees! that scraper trick is awesome

@drmkiwi

6 жыл бұрын

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!

@Crawer101

6 жыл бұрын

Same here - just listened to the podcast and had to check it out. I'm proud to be half Hungarian!

@grantnelson7717

5 жыл бұрын

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...

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!

@bmandrakeeee8378

2 жыл бұрын

same. takes me 3 hours to do a 10-tails angled corner, he could do the whole chest in this time

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.

Absolutely amazing skills and methods. Thank you Frank.

I never imagined you can do such precision work with such gigantic saws.

@SW-zu7ve

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@dylanneely91

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@tianwang

2 жыл бұрын

Chinese woodwork saw is like this shape too

@illmsg77

Жыл бұрын

@@SW-zu7ve that joke hasn't aged well

I love the humor of Frank Klausz. Always makes me laugh while watching a very good instructor and master craftsman.

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

@dlevi67

3 жыл бұрын

Even with full CNC I think you'd have a hell of a time to get each dovetail slightly different yet fitting...

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!

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!

@ishakoufighou2706

Жыл бұрын

I agree, The cat does'nt know where start to licking. Just funny .

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.

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 🙈🙉🙊

@CharlieWebster90501

5 жыл бұрын

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.

"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

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.

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.

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 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.

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 .

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.

I really need one of those saws! And a bigger hammer. What an amazing and talented man! Watching him gives a false sense of ease- because I can go out and try to confidently emulate the exact same steps. But my unevenly-spaced dovetails will look like something a rodent chewed on.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wow so easy! Kidding. The speed and precision makes me need to go back and watch Paul Sellers again to rebuild my self esteem lol.

Methinks Frank made a deal with the Dovetail Devil..... Just WOW ! This gentlemen is a master !

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.

I don’t think my shop is big enough to use saws that long. Amazing. A master at work

hear him mention he's going to use a router.. thinking yeah a router plane, sure. Nope! a full-on modern day Bosch router haha. that was a great surprise to see. Very nice video

@Ezlivin

3 жыл бұрын

15:53 "I always said that if my grandfather would had a router he would use it."

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. 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

.... and was sitting here with open mouth and forgot to chew my cookie...... and thought ....... this must be a trick...... no...... it's a master...... a master of black art...... this must be it...... Then i waked up. My wife cried from back 'what you are doing there?'.I was 10cm away from the monitor.

@jaewok5G

6 жыл бұрын

same thing just happened to me … [but i don't know how your wife got in here!]

@anthonydtobias

6 жыл бұрын

jim ewok ha ha ha

@scs408

4 жыл бұрын

@@anthonydtobias lmao

Wonderful craftsmanship. Every woodworker could sit, watch and learn something.

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 !

@tracybarbaragal7380

6 жыл бұрын

nem az elejerol kezdtem nezni es azt hittem hogy nemet de ez olyan magyar mint mi vagyunk.

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.

Amazing - no jigs, gauges, dividers, rules or tapes - all done by eye and years of experience.

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.

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.......

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.

This guy is probably one of the best woodworkers on this planet!

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.

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.

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

You had my full attention when you pulled out that saw 🤩

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) 😊

Thanks Frank I always feel inspired when I see you work!

"So yea, just make a perfectly straight, perfectly square line using a pencil and your finger and go from there." What in the everloving woodworking is going on.

@ericromano4028

4 жыл бұрын

The trick is, be as good as this guy. Then it's no sweat!

@borjesvensson8661

2 ай бұрын

It's actually suprisingly easy and exact to use your finger as a marking gauge

A man to my own heart, hand and power tools. 😊

I had to watch this twice, I was so amazed with his work.

Wow . Simply amazing to watch how easy he makes it look. Certainly lots to aspire to.

Amazing work Sir. Thank you for taking the time to share.

Thank you for passing on this knowledge! Totally amazing.

I rarely ever comment on videos, but this is just fantastic! Frank is legendary! Makes it look SO EASY!!! Amazing!!!

Your work is a thing of beauty! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Merry Christmas 🎄

A true master at his craft. I was hipnotized. Thank you for sharing

Absolutely amazing. I'll do it for two days, and in the end I'll accidentally break one pin 😎 Gorgeous skill Frank.

Watching you work was an honor thank you for the information.

I am a fiber artist and soap maker, but I greatly enjoy watching other craftsmen at work.

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...

Thanks. Appreciate the detail, including the sharpening and positioning of marking gauge

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

Exciting to watch you work

Extremely informative and relaxing to watch. Thank you.

had a vhs video of mr Klausz " dovetail a drawer"... amazing... thanks for sharing this here Frank knows his work inside out... great to watch

AWESOME! Great to see the craftsmanship of a master ! Thank you for publishing.

You give us all something to aspire to. Thank you for sharing.

Just incredible... I'm off to find more of this masters teachings! Thanks for sharing!

Your accent is amazing, and your work even more so. Just great!

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

Frank: shows a lifetime of skill by effortlessly sawing dovetails by eye. Me: it's those saws, they must be a handheld CNC dovetail machine from the future.

What a craftsman! Cutting pins in a couple of seconds. Never seen such a saw before

A pleasure to watch a master at work.

What a great master craftsmen you are sir, absolutely brilliant.

WE learn something day in and day out, thank you for sharing such a great knowledge you just blow me away! Nagyon koszonom!

I say b4 I say it now, love listening & watching Master Klausz

This is real workmanship. Thank you for blowing my mind with your skills.

Holy beast-mode with those dovetails. I have never seen someone with that much confidence in their cuts!

This is the most amazing woodworking video on dovetails I have ever seen. I like your way and will follow.

Your saw control of a rapid rip the base line is enviable. Master at work.

Beautiful work.... A true pleasure watching a master at work.

I have just witnessed an old school master at work, wonderful to see. I wish I had his knowledge!

Frank you are a master at your craft, it is a pleasure watching you demonstrate your skills Thank You

Simply awesome your technique is sheer genius! Thank you. I will try to do your method justice !

Wow this is so impressive to watch. Thanks for sharing.

Remarkable handwork and judgement - the artestry is amazing. Thank you.

This guy is the Clint Eastwood of Dovetails! Nicely done sir!

This man is awesome. A true Master Craftsman. Thank you for the brilliant video

Every time I see Frank Klausz around wood I become a reverent fanboy. He’s just magical.

What a joy to watch a master at work.

Sir, you have the best skill I have ever seen in my life. Amazing. Thank you for sharing.

You are my master. Thanks for the show it’s amazing watching a true craftsman work old school with the saw.