Week 2 - Making a Lap Joint and Dovetail Lap Joint

 
1. Half Lap Joint

 
Items needed:
1. Dovetail/ Backsaw
2. 1 plank of wood
3. Hand Chisel
4. Marking Gauge
5. Steel Ruler
6. Pencil/ Marking Knife
7. Jack Plane
8. Tri Square
9. Wooden guide
10. Wood Mallet

 With the block of wood, use one end to make the first part of the joint
 Make the height of it eg 50mm and use a tri square and mark it all round the wood
 Draw marks for face side and edge side
 Use a Steel ruler to measure the half way point of depth of wood (eg 25mm halfway point of wood is 12.5cm)
 With this measurement, adjust the marking gauge to this and use the face side to scribe the joint (the back part of wood is the waste wood
 Pencil in the mark and start to cut
 DON'T CUT ON THE LINE! JUST INSIDE, AND THEN CHISEL OFF REMAINING WOOD AFTERWARDS
 When cutting, make sure wood is held tight on a vice. Don't cut straight down, cut at a 45 degree angle on one side of joint mark, and do the same on
the opposite. After that, cut downwards.
 To finish the joint, place wood on back face, place on the wooden guide, and cut downwards until the waste part falls off
 Even out the joint by using the chisel, make sure the wood is held tight on the vice and slowly cut, making sure the joint is even with the leftover
lines, and use a ruler to check straightness.
 After making that first part, cut it off leaving a 7cm gap

 To make the part that connects the joint together, place the joint on top on the side of the timber, and mark the outline (can use a pen or use original
width measurement)
 Scribe with marking gauge the outlines and then go over with a pencil.
 For the depth, use the original measurement set on marking gauge, scribe and mark with a pencil
 Clamp the wood sideways (flat) on a vice, and start to cut on the inside of the lines of waste wood, not on them.
 Once done, cut with similar depths 3-4 lines to make it easier to extract the wood.
 Using a chisel and a wooden mallet, place the chisel upwards and tap with the hammer, swap sides by taking the wood out of the vice and re-
clamping it (the other lines cut out will fall off easily)
 Once the bulk is cut out, use the chisel to smooth out the gap made of the joint and made to shape.
  Slot together
 Because of the overlap on the top of joint, once sealed together, place in a vice, and cut top sideways with the saw. Once done, lightly plane until
flush, and the joint is complete.

2. Dovetail Half Lap Joint

 
Items needed:

1. Dovetail/ Backsaw
2. 1 plank of wood
3. Hand Chisel
4. Marking Gauge
5. Steel Ruler
6. Pencil/ Marking Knife
7. Jack Plane
8. Tri Square
9. Wooden guide
10. Wood Mallet
11. Sliding Bevel

 Firstly, with the block of wood, use one end to make the first part of dovetail joint
 Make the height of it, eg: 50mm and use a tri scare and mark it all round the wood
 Draw marks for face side and edge side
 Use a Steel ruler to measure the half way point of depth of wood (eg 25mm halfway point of wood is 12.5cm)
 With this measurement, adjust the marking gauge to this and use the face side to scribe the joint (the back part of wood is the waste wood.)
 Differing from the Half Lap joint, a sliding bevel is used to make the angles for the dovetail.
 So with this task, place two lines at the corner of the wooden guide (10mm width & 60mm) and draw a right angle triangle
 Adjust the bevel to line up with the top part of triangle, and tighten to secure the angle.
 Pencil in the mark and start to cut
 DON'T CUT ON THE LINE! JUST INSIDE, AND THEN CHISEL OFF REMAINING WOOD AFTERWARDS
 When cutting, make sure wood is held tight on vice. Don't cut straight down, cut at a 45 degree angle on one side of joint mark, and do the same on
the opposite. After that, cut downwards.
 Place wood on back face (flat), clamp down on vice, and cut down until the waste part falls off.

 To cut out the dovetail shape, place and clamp the wood at a slight angle because the saw can cut easily down. Do the same for the other side. Place
wood sideways to cut the smaller parts
 Even out the joint by using the chisel, and make sure the wood is held tight on the vice and slowly cut, making sure the joint is even with the leftover
lines, and use a ruler to check straightness.
 After making that first part, cut it off leaving a 7cm gap
 To make the part that connects the joint together, place the joint on top on the side of the timber, and mark the outline (can use a pencil or use
original width measurement)

 Scribe with marking gauge the depth of the joint and then go over with a pencil.
 For the depth, use the original measurement set on marking gauge, scribe and mark with pencil
 Clamp the wood sideways (flat) on a vice, and start to cut on the inside of the lines of waste wood, not on them.
 Once done, cut with similar depths 3-4 lines to make it easier to extract the wood.
 Using a chisel and a wooden mallet, place the chisel upwards and tap with the hammer, swap sides by taking the wood out of the vice and reclamp
(the other lines cut out will fall off easily)
 Once the bulk is cut out, you the chisel to smooth out the gap made of the joint and made to shape.
 Slot together and the joint is complete.