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Default Are Dovetail Joints becoming a thing of the past?

Lew Hodgett wrote:

When you figure out a way to use a box joint to replace a half blind
dovetail for attaching a drawer front to a drawer side for example,
come on back and we'll talk some more.


It'd just an opinion, of course, but I kinda like half-blind box joints.
/Pinned/ half-blind box joints can be interesting, too - just leave the
pin standing when cutting the "blind" recess...



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