END-ON-END DOVETAILS
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Chapter 13 D4R Pro User Guide
13-5 Rotate the finger assembly to
h
HB PINS mode and again set it
on the small scale arrow for maximum pin board thickness (
3
⁄4"[20mm]).
There is no theoretical minimum thickness, but avoid thin board tearout,
see 17-11. Rout pins on each end of pin boards, same edge against the
sidestop for both ends. Narrow pins are illustrated (look like narrow
tails), but guidefingers can easily adjust for even-sized tails and pins.
25–38
15
10
5
20
1
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
13-6 Always assemble end-on-end joints keeping the edges of
the boards that were against the side stop all in line.
Applications for End-on-End Dovetails
As one example, you can make a flat, stable, and attractive chest lid
by edge-jointing and glueing end-on-end dovetailed boards.
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