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Default Cheating at dovetail jointery


"Tom H" wrote in message
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I'm new to dovetail jointery. I'm making blind dovetails for drawer.

The dovetails were fine, the trouble was getting consistant cuts where the
front and sides were exactly flush at the top and bottom. The side would
be slightly higher than the front or vice versa. Also some chip-out on
the last dovetail.

My solution is to make my drawer blanks over sized, then cut the
dovetails, then cut the front and sides even and down to the correct size.

Properly setup, they should be even at the top and bottom. Work at it until
you get it right.
Chipout is a problem. I have been tempted to do what you suggest, but have
just relied on filler instead. Seems to be adequate.