On Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 12:33:11 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
I was thinking of tying hand cut dovetails. I think this may be an easy
one to start with

https://imgur.com/gallery/8rT6L6X

Pretty impressive.

Assuming one has really sharp tools: The harder the wood, the easier/smoother the cutting/carving. With a soft wood, the wood fibers would have a tendency to tear/compress, rather than cut cleanly.

Sonny