Joyful presenter, and excellent teacher, a master of traditional woodworking simply priceless to watch. Thank you very much.

I FOUND THIS SO INSPIRING AND HAS GIVEN ME CONFIDENCE TO ADVANCE MY WOODWORKING TO MAKING DOVETAIL JOINTS

Absolutely fabulous, what a craftsman, more !!!

@Dovetailtim

Күн бұрын

There’s a few! Enjoy!

To those who don’t know: this is Jim Kingshott of “Making and modifying Woodworking tools fame”. The man who resurrected infill planemaking single handedly. Also believed to be the last craftsman trained and actuallyworked as a journeyman during Arts&Crafts period.

@Solid_Jackson

Ай бұрын

What was the arts and crafts period?

@FinnBearOfficial

Ай бұрын

This is what google was made for, ​@@Solid_Jackson

@johncranham125

Ай бұрын

He was my apprentice master back in 1980.

@nickyork8901

Ай бұрын

@@johncranham125 Lucky you, he is such a fine teacher and nice man.

@toonybrain

15 күн бұрын

Wow, the secret dovetail joint! 😍😍 What a breathtakingly beautiful joint! This was a fascinating, informative, drool-worthy video. The excellent traing this man acquired as an apprentice, and its “sheepskin”: his exquisite, handmade, inlaid, dovetailed toolbox. Wow.

Benchfocus 🤣 glasses Jim this was one of the very best dovetail demonstrations, I have seen and entertaining clear and concise ❤

I don't think I have enjoyed any woodworking video as much as I enjoy watching his.

So lovely to see shavings rather than super fine pulverised wood dust floating everywhere.

Thank you for your video it was very, very interesting. 👏👏👏👏👏

What an absolutely delightful video. Old school and all the better for it.

@Dovetailtim

2 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more, thank you..!

What a joy to see a true craftsman, and not an electric saw was in sight. Wonderful. Thank you so much. Kind regards Mike

@Dovetailtim

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike! My pleasure.. more coming.

@chdnorm

2 ай бұрын

@@Dovetailtim It is fantastic what you are doing. I really do appreciate your channel. Thank you very much.

@Dovetailtim

2 ай бұрын

@@chdnorm My pleasure!

Unfortunately, I can’t find the exact words to describe my ultra admiration.

Absolutely brilliant! Jim was amazing and what a treasure to share his knowledge and experience. Thank you for posting this!

@Dovetailtim

17 күн бұрын

Please check out his other videos!

@jacekglagla8797

7 күн бұрын

Oglądam z zapartym tchem MISTRZA stolarstwa recznego

Ось чим потрібно буде займатися в такому віці. Дякую ВАМ. 😊😊😊😊( а не нападати на сусіда)

How sad thatJim is no longer with us .A tragic loss to the craftsman of the past.Wonderful that VHS video’s exist of many similar lessons.His workshop at his house should be a shrine for him.Anyone who has a piece of his furniture should be honoured to touch and admire his skill and presence in it.

This 55 minutes felt like 15…so many excellent tips given through stories of his experiences woodworking. The camera work was PERFECT! So many woodworking videos don’t show enough closeups. Thank you for sharing this!

@Kirrel

2 ай бұрын

I was realy drawn into the video, almost blew to the screen when he cleared out the sockets close to the end . . .

Gluing without test fitting…..Absolute gangster move, that. Wonderful video, thanks for posting.

@gbwildlifeuk8269

2 ай бұрын

Done everytime by rob cosman, he NEVER test fits first.

I got the VHS years ago. I don't think it has been available for many years. Videos like this need to be kept available.

A true craftsman and talented carpenter. Sadly, today's youth generation don't even know what a chisel is, let alone a dove tail.

@mobilfone2234

Ай бұрын

true, but who could afford furniture built like this....

@archangelcharlie

Ай бұрын

Well I’m part of today’s generation and here I am learning new skills thanks to KZread. How about you stop making it seem there is a generational gap to educational quality, and start sharing information so the people who learn after you can carry the trade forward.

@GB-yr1tc

Ай бұрын

We were failed by the generation before us who didn't pass on the knowledge as had been done throughout the past

@hughmac13

Ай бұрын

That's simply untrue.

@alieverett5895

Ай бұрын

That’s not right -my kids do it’s a lazy assumption

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this, I can only imagine the knowledge he garnered over the years!

My father trained as a carpenter and joiner in the 1940s as well. He once said he had done so many thousands of dovetails that he did them purely by eye. I wasn't entirely sure he wasn't pulling my leg, but I guess Jim confirms it. My father also had a black tool chest that he made as an apprentice, but not being a cabinet maker and therefore having on occasions to take it onsite, it was far less fancy. Not much in this video that my Dad would have done differently, except using a coping saw to rough out waste. Note also that the coping saw is set with the teeth facing the handle, something that some prominent youtubers have called 'rubbish'. Well, they aint a patch on this guy.

@Dovetailtim

Ай бұрын

Loved reading this, thank you. Totally agree on the coping saw blade direction too.

Thanks so much. I indeed enjoyed watching this important lesson. Allah bless you

What I wouldn’t give to be his apprentice ~

Thank you for the close up views while chiseling out the sockets. That definitely helped me.

Just an amazing teacher A kid with add and no interest in woodwork would be drawn in by the way he talked I should know…

Priceless. A lost world. Sad.

Love the square and compass on that chest. He must have been a traveling man.

@paulp1802

Ай бұрын

West to east?

This is so refreshing. We always had to make jigs and tools. We are spoiled now with the array of tools and jigs. When you watch these old films you can't help waiting for them to say at the end, don't forget to hit that subscribe button. :)

@Dovetailtim

Ай бұрын

Hahah, love this thought!

@TonyMonaghan-zf6yp

Ай бұрын

@@DovetailtimI've loved watching these this morning. Thanks for posting them. So refreshing and calming. We've gained so much in this digital age - being able to get our hands on so much gear - but watching and listening to Mr Kingshott has really highlighted what we have lost. I miss these guys. He reminds me so much of my grandfather! Thanks again.

@Dovetailtim

Ай бұрын

Thank you Tony, this is lovely to read and the kind of thing was what I was hoping for with this… always more than welcome!

@hughmac13

Ай бұрын

Which jigs are you referring to as easily accessible? I've always had to make my own jigs and still do.

Magnificent.

Je suis toujours aussi admiratif de votre jeu, ça paraît si simple...alors que ... bravo

Wonderful - the only video on dovetails that I find relaxing!

Wow, you have some classics on your channel. Subscribed.

@Dovetailtim

2 күн бұрын

Welcome!

Probably the best instructive video I’ve seen. 60 years ago my GCE Woodwork practical was the secret mitre dovetail I’d never cut one and my woodwork master had said it would be very unlikely I would get one. Well I did and realised I would have to cut the pins first. I passed.

@Dovetailtim

Ай бұрын

This is lovely to read, thank you for sharing

Just rewatched this and still found food for thought ..... Doodle pip. 😀

@chrisbailey600

16 күн бұрын

Toodle!!

@Dovetailtim

16 күн бұрын

:D

This video is invaluable. There are probably not many videos in existence of a real, old school, lifelong career cabinet maker who learned from generations of masters in the same craft. Great respect to woodwork teachers, my uncle was one, but this man was at a whole other level.

Jim taught me how to put an apron on properly when I did a Japanese tool class with him in the 90s very knowledgeable man

@Dovetailtim

2 ай бұрын

Wow this is incredible! His books and videos are so wonderful, thank you for sharing this.

@devinteske

2 ай бұрын

And what exactly is that proper method? How am I supposed to sleep at night now knowing I could be improperly adorning my apron?! Also, what kind of apron are we talking about?

@Dovetailtim

2 ай бұрын

@@devinteske This is a great question! I equally would like to know this information..

@pauljeffery2166

Ай бұрын

He was very much old school, were the apron was a status symbol which you wore proudly as a cabinet maker, me I can't stand them and never wear them. so on his course on Japanese tools first thing we had to do was put on these white aprons which he supplied, of course as I never wear them and hated them I put mine on wrong which was to tied the apron string round the front of the apron this he told me was wrong and that the string is tied under the front of the apron so as not to get tangled up in your work.Also we was not allowed to use tape measures as not accurate enough in his mind. @@devinteske

Now i have to find one of those clearenced chisels that will clean the pin floor corners between the tails!😊😊 LOVED THIS!

@Dovetailtim

16 күн бұрын

Let me know what you find!

Really appreciate your showing how to do it all manually with simple tools. Far too many wood working chanels that just go "oh it's easy" and walk into their massive barn full of new shiny industrial powertools no hobbyest could ever justify.

@Solid_Jackson

Ай бұрын

This! Totally agree, such a good video. How to do things properly No epoxy tables here

@Sigmatechnica

Ай бұрын

@@Solid_JacksonI'm so sick of seeing epoxy everything ahah

All the other blokes on YT I watch about cutting dovetails, they have left off a few tips that we garner from watching this English gentleman. Thanks for posting these.

Always a pleasure to watch and learn from a true master, thankyou Jim brought back memories of my granddad showing me how to use and maintain old tools my uncle found at flea markets during the school holidays

The sockets had more wood to remove at the end of the tails. He’s absolutely right about the chamfer. My expert tip for the pilgrim woodworker. Buy a dt saw that’s fits your hand well western style. Practice with hardwood like oak and a soft spongy wood like mahogany. Stay away from pine it might be cheap but it’s not all that friendly.

Great to see a Master at work.

Brilliant. All of it! I’ve just watched all three of his videos that you’ve published. Would watch more if you have them. Fantastic. Thank you for sharing.

I wish I had just a 16th of his knowledge. He is an absolute Master at his craft

Love this - old school and so excellent

Privilege to see this tradesman at work

ridiculously modest

Great example of doi g dovetails. Thanks for sharing.

I've been learning hand tool woodworking since the pandemic and it has been quite the journey. Thank you so much for sharing this kind of amazing content. So many good tips that come from decades of experience. I'm in awe and deeply grateful.

@Dovetailtim

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! This is wonderful to read and my hopes to reach passionate woodworkers with some of these forgotten skills!

A great master craftsman. Your explanations and tips are priceless for us the apprentices. Thank you very much!!

This guy taught me how to sharpen all my tools . Using his book . Also I say Keith Rowley taught me how to turn wood using his book What craftsman these guys were.

@Dovetailtim

Ай бұрын

Love reading this, thank you for sharing

I wish I could have apprenticed under this man. It would have turned me into dove tailing machine.

I feel like I got a woodworking lesson from Michael Caine! He’s awesome and so easygoing. Thanks for posting. Love the waem lighting, too.

@Dovetailtim

23 күн бұрын

Always welcome!

Hi Jim I have just started watching your videos I think it's fantastic thank you so much. Kevin.

@Dovetailtim

Ай бұрын

Thanks Kevin

Great video and very useful to be reminded of the importance of super sharp tools. Thank you for sharing

Great Video. Thank You so much. A true craftsman !

I didn't watch it all the way through but I could tell you were old school and highly skilled of the bat. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with others.

Love this! Mother of wood joints 'Dovetail'.

Thanks for making this available.

@Dovetailtim

2 ай бұрын

My pleasure.. have more to sort through and upload..!

This is great, thanks for uploading, seems like he would have been a pleasure to work alongside and learn from. That tool chest is a work of art. I'm glad he was careful to only mark the waste, i've never liked the more modern practice of scribing/marking across the whole piece so that layout lines are visible at the bottom of the pins and tails when the work is finished like a decorative feature, this only seems to be a thing for dovetails, i cant think of any other joinery method where it is acceptable to have layout lines visible when finished. Nice tip with the chalk, and that chisel seemed beyond sharp.

Thank you that was fantastic. I have one of his books so it's great to put a voice to the writing.

@Dovetailtim

2 ай бұрын

Which book do you have?

@brianc5691

2 ай бұрын

@@Dovetailtim Making and modifying wood working tools. Published 1992.

Thank you.

Love this guy! He's the genuine article! Love his northern English accent! Love his tool box! So, now he could say he can fly to the moon, flapping his saw for wings; all I can say is, "would you like me to sharpen your saw for better grip on the air? I'll do it for nothing!! Oh! I really should say how wonderful the camera man did here! Such fine close in views without this, Uncle Jim might a s well stayed home!!

@maxcowell4260

2 ай бұрын

Southern

Some man very interesting from the Republic of Ireland

So happy I stumbled upon this video! Very good information as I go from hand tool research (and tool kit assembly) to some actual projects, and my first will be a hanging tool cabinet to hold many of my hand tools: planes, chisels, saws, scrapers, gauges, etc.. I plan on dovetails to join my carcass. I’m really enjoying your uncle’s way of explaining the process. Thank you. Liked and subscribed!

Perfekt 👍🏻👍🏻

This one badass

The craftsmanship is amazing. 37:51 Those chisels must be scary sharp, they are going through mahogany like a hot knife through butter! Thankyou for this amazing and informative video 🙂

@Dovetailtim

2 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

I stumbled on this too. Very nicely done :) Love to see mitred dovetails done too!! Wtf.... That last one!????

brilliant lesson, Master

I have a new woodworking idol. I’m sure I’m not the first to say that…..

You don’t need all that fancy stuff , dewalt and Milwaukee have nice plastic tool chests with plastic cutouts for your tools 😂 I’m only joking. The only shame is this very high skilled craftsmanship is being lost, I’ve done it all my life but not past it on for years, so sad but thanks for putting all this on video that will last forever, thanks jim Ive subbed

What do we think? Is the miter (or "mitre," for Jim, among others) plane a Spiers?

His chisels are waaay more sharp than mine. After several years of woodworking, I still learn more from this master. Was this shot on film? Or Plumbicon tubes? Looks great. Vignette of lens, too.

So he's a Freemason , the compass and square right on his tool chest.

sooooo how do you cut the joint at the end?

Oglądam z zapartym tchem MISTRZA stolarstwa ręcznego

Thank you. I had an instructor who was almost as good as you

@perrymurphy4100

18 күн бұрын

I keep wondering why I get replies to your comments. This happens a good bit. Any ideas?

Excellent video, made the time fly however how do we find out how to make that joint at the end?

@devinteske

2 ай бұрын

The two pieces rotate together. He makes special note to point out the slope at the end-grain which is a lie. The pin enters from the top but has a face that implies the wood behind it is in the same shape (making you think it cannot enter from the top but has to be slid in, which is of-course impossible due to the dove-tail shape making it impossible to slide in). Secondly, there is a hollow behind the halving joint that allows the two pieces to cleverly rotate together. There is a lot of empty space and the false-front on the pin to make it look impossible to assemble together mean this would be extremely week and the large scale is required to pass off the trickery. I am so sorry for ruining the magic. Please don’t hurt me.

@joemcmanus5235

Ай бұрын

@@devinteske This isn't how that joint is made - it's actually a joint from Japanese carpentry, which Jim Kingshott was a proponent of (hence showing both a Japanese saw and using Japanese chisels). I've seen it called, variously, a double dovetail, double dovetail tenon, rising dovetail or Sumiyoshi (I don't know much about Japanese carpentry, so can't attest to how accurate or appropriate this last term is, only that I've seen it called that). The key to it is that you can't see that the dovetail isn't a consistent thickness: the part that you can see at the front, facing the camera is the thinnest part of the dovetail. The mortise for the dovetail tenon slopes downward like a ramp towards the the cheek of the ordinary halving joint, so that the gap between the two is a wedge with the thickest part at the top/front. The walls of the dovetail mortise are continued at the same angle but go another 2-3 times as deep as the depth of the dovetail that we see at the end. The dovetail tennon then is also much thicker than it looks and a corresponding wedge. It's assembled by putting the dovetail in much further down, which then follows the ramp up, like a sliding dovetail joint, but sliding both horizontally and vertically, which is presumably why it's sometimes called a rising dovetail. This explanation isn't great and probably quite convoluted, but it's quite difficult to put into words properly. Search for any of the terms mentioned (rising dovetail etc.) on here and you'll see examples of people making them.

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Thanks for that. It took nearly an hour. I suppose you would work faster if you weren't explaining but how long would you expect an ordinary drawer to take i.e. 4 dovetailed joints?

This is fabulous. Where did you find this guy?

@Dovetailtim

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your question! I was shown these videos when I was in college studying joinery and cabinetmaking by my teacher during lunchtime, I fell in love with Jim and purchased all his videos and books. Recently I have been showing them to some of my own students now that I teach joinery!

@theblokevlog352

2 ай бұрын

This was filmed at Deepcut in Surrey; I used to live around 300m from him

@thomasmcglynn5353

2 ай бұрын

Are his books and videos still available and if so where please

@theblokevlog352

2 ай бұрын

@@thomasmcglynn5353 I have all of his books but don’t know if they’re still in print; suggest you try a Google search or Amazon

@dothanalabamawoodworker6766

2 ай бұрын

Goodness gracious, what a treasure. I wish I could have met him. Thank you.@@Dovetailtim

I wonder where that chest is now

@Dovetailtim

2 ай бұрын

I would pay serious money just to see it..!

First off: straight baller move uploading these with the copyright warning 😄 Second: Did this bloke ever do one on card scraping? Three: cease and desist Tage Frid. Ive got no use for that tasteless Dane. 👎

@hughmac13

Ай бұрын

On using scrapers, or sharpening the scrapers? It's the latter that presents the greater challenge, for my money, and is by far the most tedious. Once you're done sharpening, finally, scrape, scrape away. And get a Stanley No. 80-type cabinet scraper-so much better, especially if you've got a lot of heavy scraping ahead of you, and you value the use of your hands. I remember the first time I used one, having previously thought they were largely superfluous, since you could just scrape with cards. I had one and it sat around unused for some years, until one day I was sharpening my scrapers and thought, "What the hell-I'll do the No. 80's blade too." Oh, no! It's not superfluous! It was like a revelation.

Did anyone catch the name of the metal dovetail jig, I thought he said Richard Kale? Anyone help.

@Dovetailtim

Ай бұрын

Richard Kell.. he still makes great stuff 30 years after this video came out, i have his angle finder and brass square..

@paulp1802

Ай бұрын

@@Dovetailtim thank you very much. I’d like to buy the dovetail jig.

@Dovetailtim

Ай бұрын

Ah excellent, his website (richardkell.co.uk) has lots of idiosyncratic tools on it.. a student of mine recently bought his honing guide, i think from workshop heaven, and loves it.

@paulp1802

Ай бұрын

@@Dovetailtim I’m not a carpenter but I have some oak planks from a tree in my cousins garden stacked for about 10+years. A retirement project.

@paulp1802

Ай бұрын

I just realised am I talking to the man himself?