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Step 8Cut the guides
(Sorry for the lack of photos on this step. Someone stole my electrons)
Place the guides in a vice or clamp them to your workbench, whichever way works best for you. Cut the face of the guide along the line you used to mark the depth. Using the backsaw, cut on the "short" side of the line. That is, cut within the area between the line and the edge where there is the least amount of material. Cut to the traced dovetail outline you made on the edge. Don't overcut. In fact, be sure to undercut. Cutting accurate joinery is The Price Is Right of woodworking. Except, of course, Bob Barker isn't there. Because, you know, he's retired.
After cutting the guide on one side, do the same thing to the other. After those are cut, you can use the backsaw to cut along the angle of the dovetail outline, or simply use the chisel, as you'd be going along the grain and it should require little effort. Be sure to undercut. You should now have a rough dovetail pin on the bottom of the guide. Use a chisel to clean it up. Sand the pin with 60 grit paper to really clean it up.
Cut the other guide the same way. Unless, of course, you goofed on the first guide, then cut the other guide the same way except for the goof.
Place the guides in a vice or clamp them to your workbench, whichever way works best for you. Cut the face of the guide along the line you used to mark the depth. Using the backsaw, cut on the "short" side of the line. That is, cut within the area between the line and the edge where there is the least amount of material. Cut to the traced dovetail outline you made on the edge. Don't overcut. In fact, be sure to undercut. Cutting accurate joinery is The Price Is Right of woodworking. Except, of course, Bob Barker isn't there. Because, you know, he's retired.
After cutting the guide on one side, do the same thing to the other. After those are cut, you can use the backsaw to cut along the angle of the dovetail outline, or simply use the chisel, as you'd be going along the grain and it should require little effort. Be sure to undercut. You should now have a rough dovetail pin on the bottom of the guide. Use a chisel to clean it up. Sand the pin with 60 grit paper to really clean it up.
Cut the other guide the same way. Unless, of course, you goofed on the first guide, then cut the other guide the same way except for the goof.
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