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Making some bookeneds by hand.

So far I used hand saws to rough cut and rip the board. Then a shooting board to create flat and perpendicular edges.

A saw and chisel to begin the curved edges. A carving knife to get me close and a spoke shave to give it a smoother curve.

Next will be dovetails.

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[โ€“] AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I see a right angle, and thus an excuse for dovetails. How did you join the pieces? The curves look great!

[โ€“] fujiwood@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

In the photo the two pieces are just butted against each other. This is just to show how they will look.

I will make dovetails and then assemble them.