Leigh Super12 - Asymmetric Single Pass Dovetails

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ASYMMETRIC DOVETAILS
Chapter 12Super Jig-12-18-24 User Guide
12-11 Note: If, in the slant-front desk example, the pins were in the
desk top and the tails in the sides, then all the parts would be routed
in the opposite ends of the jig to those shown in the previous steps.
12-12 Asymmetric “Single Pass” Dovetails
Single pass dovetails become asymmetrical when a board width
falls between joint pitch dimensions on the board width chart,
page 40. Joint side edges will have a proper half pin on one side
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and an unattractive half-tail on the other
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. It is preferable to
design drawer openings to suit the board width chart dimensions.
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12-13 However, if this is not an option, the unattractive edge
can be hidden from view at the bottom of drawers. Simply rout
the right front and left rear drawer corners on the left side of the
jig
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, and then…
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12-14 …the left front and right rear drawer corners on the right
side of the jig
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. The Spacer is used to offset the drawer sides at
both ends of the jig
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.
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