eLetter - Video: Dovetails, pins first with Matt Wajda

Your newsletter from FineWoodworking.com [View in Browser]( [Fine Woodworking]( Hello, Valued Reader ! [Save up to 56% - Subscribe Now]( [VIDEO]( [PLANS & PROJECTS]( [HOW-TO]( [WORKSHOP]( [TOOL GUIDE]( Video: Dovetails, the North Bennet Street School way, pins first. Does it really matter if you cut your pins first or your tails first? DON’T ANSWER THAT! Calm down. Okay, are we cool now? Well, [in this video]( NBSS instructor Matt Wajda shows you a pins-first method. More importantly, he shows the subtleties of his process, how he fixes his mistakes, and how he tweaks every surface for a perfect set of dovetails. We've made episodes [three]( and [four]( of Matt’s video workshop free for the next two weeks so you can be sure to absorb all 50 minutes of Matt’s dovetail demonstration, which one member called: "Probably the best instruction on cutting dovetails that I have seen so far." More on FineWoodworking.com: - [Chris Gochnour shows]( you how he uses a file to perfect the fit of his hand-cut dovetails. - You don’t have to dovetail drawers. [In this article]( Hendrik Varju shows you how to make drawers with attractive and strong pinned rabbets. - Dovetails aren’t just for drawers. [In this article]( Andrew Hunter shows you how he uses them to attach a tabletop to its base. [Watch Now]( AWFS 2017 - Talking Tools Last week, Rollie Johnson attended the AWFS conference in Las Vegas, where woodworking suppliers brought their new products. Rollie shows-and-tells some of the products that caught his attention. [See More]( [facebook](#link) [twitter](#link) [LOCK] Video: How to Install Butt Hinges H Video: First Look at Veritas Combination Plane Sha100 ARK Shark Guard from Leeway Workshop Matt Kenney reviews an add-on riving knife for older tablesaws. While technically a splitter, a quick turn of a ratchet handle loosens the knife so you can move it up or down, making it perform like a riving knife. Will it make your saw safer and easier to use? [See more]( [facebook](#link) [twitter](#link) Machine and Hand Joinery Save 15% on this classic! Weekend Woodworking Save 15% on this book of plans and projects! [SHOP]( [Fine Woodworking]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [BECOME A MEMBER]( [pinterest]( [instagram]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [youtube]( [THE TAUNTON PRESS]( | [CUSTOMER SERVICE]( | [PRIVACY POLICY]( [SEND TO A FRIEND]( 63 South Main Street | Newtown, CT 06470 You have received this message because you are a Fine Woodworking customer or have registered on [FineWoodworking.com](. This email was sent to you by The Taunton Press. [Click here]( to update your email preferences.