How to Cut a Half Blind Lap Dovetail Joint with Hand Tools

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Shows cutting a half-blind (lap) dovetail with hand tools. Methodical step-by-step drawer-joint lesson. Joshua Farnsworth teaches traditional hand-tool woodworking, sometimes with historic-trades masters.

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Cutting a half-blind (lap) dovetail with hand tools.

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Part of Workbenches, Joinery, How to Use Hand Tools For Woodworking

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