# 31. WIA – Dovetailing: Pins vs. Tails, Part 3

November 20, 2008 by Al Navas (Sandal Woods) · Leave a Comment 

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Run time: 17 minutes, 04 seconds

In this episode Frank Klausz discusses the importance of undercutting below the base line, and his preference for cutting both pins and tails flush with the boards. Roy Underhill introduces the concept of “bishopping”, which involves leaving the pins proud and using a ball peen hammer to “spread [...]

# 30. WIA – Dovetailing: Pins vs. Tails, Part 2

November 19, 2008 by Al Navas (Sandal Woods) · Leave a Comment 

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Run time: 21 minutes, 05 seconds

In the last episode, Frank Klausz and Roy Underhill reviewed the basics, and why dovetails should be cut a certain way.
In this episode Frank Klausz actually cuts the pins and the tails, explaining in detail how the layout should be done for best results. Hilarious at times, but [...]

# 29. WIA – Dovetailing: Pins vs. Tails, Part 1

November 19, 2008 by Al Navas (Sandal Woods) · 2 Comments 

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Run time: 2a minutes, 49 seconds

This is Part 1 of 3 – the first session on dovetailing. I will have a separate video series for the session on Advanced Dovetailing, also with Frank Klausz. The introduction was by Popular Woodworking magazine’s Publisher Steve Shanesy.
Summary:
It was great to watch Frank Klausz [...]