Woodwork booklet : desk
organiser
Kacper Krawczyk
Finished project
These are 2 pictures of my
finished project one of the
project by itself and another
to show that the project
functions properly and can
be used
Tinkercad project
I have created a 3d model of
the project on tinkercad
tinkercad project
The process of creating the
desk organiser
Marking the dovetails
We mark the dovetails with a ruler,try
square,marking gauge and a dovetail
marker
We mark down 15mm from the the
top of the piece with a ruler and draw
a line all around using the try
square,we then mark 12,15,16,15,12
mm gaps on the drawn line.After that
we use the dovetail market at the
dots to create slanted lines that will
eventually be the double
dovetail.After this we use a marking
gauge on the waste areas on the
base line to create little indents in the
wood,this will make it easier and
more accurate to cut.
Adding colour to the waste
area to make it more visible
We add colour to the waste
area to make the waste
more visible
We use a colour on the
middle and sides which are
our waste to make it easier
to see what you need to
remove
Cutting the double
dovetail
We use a dovetail saw to cut the
dovetail on the sides
We start on the horizontal cut by
placing our dovetail saw in the
indent made by the marking gauge
and saw until we reach the pencil
line drawn for the dovetail and we
repeat this on both sides.We then
align or piece so the diagonal lines
are pretty much vertical and saw
downwards until we meet the
horizontal cut which will then make
a small diagonal piece pop
out,repeat on other side and the
middle
Finished the double
dovetail joint
We use a coping saw to cut
out the middle dovetail and
then clear the remaining
waste out using a chisel to
pear it down. We also pear
down the horizontal parts of
the side dovetails so they
are in line with the original
base line
Repeat
Repeat all previous steps to
make another dovetail joint
that looks identical to the
one you’ve already made
Marking the main
piece/base
Using our existing dovetails
we mark the base piece
Cutting the main piece
We use a dovetail saw to cut
downwards and a coping
saw to cut the horizontal
part of the waste
Creating the trench in
the main piece
We use a dovetail or tenon
saw to cut a 10 mm wide
hole in the piece halfway
through
We use a bevel chisel to
takeout the waste and
create the trench
Creating the phone
stand
We used a ruler and try
square to mark out the
trench that the phone will sit
inside of.
We use a mortise chisel and
a mallet to carve out the
trench and smooth it out
Double check if your phone
sits comfortably in the
trench
Adding the back piece
We can either glue or nail on
the back piece to our other
existing pieces
I nailed my back piece on
using a hammer and nails
Adding front
pieces(optional)
I cut out 2 pieces of MDF and
nailed them to the front in
order to stop things like pens
and pencils from falling out
Tools we used for this project
Dovetail saw
Dovetail marker
Coping saw
Try square
Marking gauge
Chisel
Mortise chisel
Ruler
Mallet
Hammer
Ruler
Used to measure out the
measurements
Try square
Used to mark out lines all
around the piece
Dovetail marker
For this project you need a
1:8 size dovetail marker to
mark out the dovetail joints
Marking gauge
Used to mark out areas we
will be chiseling or sawing by
turning the circular blade
around on the area we want
to mark
Dovetail saw
The dovetail saw is used
over the tenon saw in this
project as it is more accurate
due to its smaller kerf
Coping saw
Used to cut out the dovetail
joints
Mallet
Used alongside the mortise
and bevel chisel to carve out
the trenches
Chisel
We use the chisel to pear
down the sides if they’re
uneven as well as chiseling
out the trench on the main
piece
Mortise chisel
Used to carve out the trench
used for the phone stand
Safety precautions
Hands away from
sharp edges
Keep your hands away
from sharp surfaces
such as the blade of a
tenon saw, the blade
of a dovetail saw, the
blade of a coping saw,
the blade of a mortise
chisel,the blade of a
bevel chisel and blade
of a marking gauge
Two hands on the
handle of a coping saw
Always keep your hands on
the handle of the coping saw
Always keep your hair tied up
and loose clothing tucked in
Having loose clothing or hair
around machines such as
drills and lathes can lead to
you getting pulled into the
machine and getting injured,
to prevent this keep your
hair tied up and loose
clothing tucked in
Don’t run in the
classroom
Don’t run in class as there’s
sawdust everywhere and you
can slip and fall
You could also slip on a tool
or waste piece of sawdust
and seriously injure yourself
Thank you for reading
