Porter-Cable 4210, 4212 instruction manual HALF-BLIND DOVETAIL, Skipped PIN Method

CUTTING THE PINS

Step 1 - Hold the pin board against the tail board and mark the edges of the tails on the end of the pin board Step 2 - (Fig. 32A).

Step 3 - Shade in the areas on the end of the pin board where the tails will be (Fig. 32B).

Step 4 - Cut all the pins (Fig. 32C).

Step 5 - Slide the pin board to the right 1/4" (Fig. 32D).

Step 6 - Cut in between the fingers of the template to cut only in the shaded area (A) Fig. 32D. Repeat STEPS 4 and 5 until all of the material between the pins has been removed.

Fig. 32A

Fig. 32B

A

Fig. 32C

FITTING THE JOINT

Fig. 32D

Fig. 32D

Fit the joint the same as you would a standard through dovetail.

HALF-BLIND DOVETAIL, SKIPPED PIN METHOD

This method is similar to making standard half-blind dovetails, except that the tails and pins are cut separately.

Cut the tails first. Use a scrap workpiece (thick enough to prevent contact with the base of the jig) to support the template.

Fig. 33A

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