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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
When you look at dovetail joints in a woodworking project you immediately think quality. The joint is tight, it looks fantastic. Getting the hang of cutting dovetails used to be the sign of a master craftsman. Now cutting dovetails has become easier with great new jigs and the help of plunge routers. Jigs Hand cutting Types Through dovetails are common in case construction such as cabinets and boxes. They are rarely concealed and are designed to be showed off. Ask any quality furniture salesman about the dovetail joint and they will immediately know what you’re talking about. Half-Blind dovetails are commonly used in drawer construction and are designed so that you do not see the end grain. They still provide a great amount of strength as well as quality. Full Blind dovetails are used where strength is required but without a visible joint. Fine cabinet or box work sometimes uses this method. Sliding dovetails are used to join two boards at right angles. These can give a lot of strength as well as glue area. They can be used for cabinet shelves, cabinet sides, drawer fronts to sides and partitions. They also can be used for drawer slides instead of using mechanical drawer slide kits that you purchase at home improvement stores. As you can see, learning to make this joint can give you many applications in the workshop. The time spent learning this technique can pay off by increasing the quality of your work. Ken Schulte is a contributing editor to http://www.routertabledepot.com as well as a coach for small business specializing in manufacturing. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Ken_Schulte http://EzineArticles.com/?Dovetail-Joinery&id=474626 by: Router Table Depot ![]() |
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