Fig. 28A

Fig. 28B

 

Fig. 28C

MITERING THE TAILS

Step 1 -

Step 2 -

Step 3 -

On the inside surface, use a square and pencil to draw a line from the base of the tails to the edge where the miter will be cut (Fig. 29A).

Set the table saw blade so that the height of cut of the saw blade is the same as the thickness of the mitered half-pin.

Use a table saw with the miter gauge set to 45° to miter the tails. You will need to make several passes to cut out the material (Fig. 29B).

NOTE: A dado head could be used to make this cut in one pass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fig. 29A

 

 

 

Fig. 29B

 

 

 

Fig. 29C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FITTING THE JOINT

You may need to trim the miter cuts by hand for a good fit. Files, chisels, shoulder planes, and rabbet planes work well. Otherwise, adjust the tightness of the joint the same as you would for a normal through dovetail.

THROUGH-DOVETAIL, SKIPPED-PIN METHOD

This method is very similar to cutting standard through- dovetails (Fig. 30A).

CUTTING THE TAILS

Cut the tails as normal, except do not cut into the areas where you do not want a pin to appear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fig. 30A

 

 

 

Fig. 31A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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