Graham Haydon of the Joiner’s Workbench shows a fun experiment while showing off his new dovetail saw from Skelton Saws. Graham joins a couple 1 x 6’s in three minutes and does a pretty good job of it. This is what I imagine some apprentice doing back in the pre-industrial era when he’s showing off his newly mastered skills to the master or a shop rival. There is no real point for the speed other than to demonstrate how little time and effort is really necessary to form a traditional wood joint. This is definitely upping my interest in perfecting traditional joinery.
Preindustrial Craftsmanship 