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12th August 2005, 11:21 PM #1
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How could you do this
Found this on EBay. The guy is selling the plans of this dovetail joint.
????? How is it done. Any ideas. :confused: :confused: :confused:
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12th August 2005, 11:44 PM #2
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Not sure if the link will work, not up with all the linking on the computer... if it doesnt work do a search on the board for japanese dovetails. Some of the guys had some success with them and you can save yourself $7.50
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...anese+dovetailIt's only a mistake if you don't learn from it.
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12th August 2005, 11:46 PM #3
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O.K., wild cheap red-fuelled guess... it's kind of a dovetailed bridle joint, right? So...imagine if the hidden mating faces are tapered, thin at the narrow end of the dovetail, full thickness at the wide end (on both pieces, but reversed, if you get me), allowing for some flex in the female (dark timber) piece...then it slides in and snaps into place. Is that possible, or have I missed something fundamental? Needs to be well made, or well cleaned up to complete the sleight-of-hand.
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13th August 2005, 12:35 AM #4
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Darn it Corbs, you well and truly beat me to it. Curse my typing- and my wrongness! I was sort of there, kinda...
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13th August 2005, 11:32 AM #5
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Sorry Rusty... didnt realise it was a race
Originally Posted by Rusty
. I thought I was wrong once... turns out I was mistaken (hope SWMBO doesnt read this or I am in it big time. According to her I am wrong fairly often)
It's only a mistake if you don't learn from it.
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13th August 2005, 08:15 PM #6
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Hi David, Originally Posted by DavidG
My guess, FWIW, is that the tail board is split in two along its length with the split aligning with the marked A - B on the pin board.
Lokks quite impressive, though, doesn't it?
Cheers!
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13th August 2005, 09:01 PM #7
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Does not look like the wood has been split along the length.
The tennon edges are square, not tapered.
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13th August 2005, 09:16 PM #8
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Hi Corbs, Originally Posted by corbs
Not sure if the link will work, not up with all the linking on the computer... if it doesnt work do a search on the board for japanese dovetails. Some of the guys had some success with them and you can save yourself $7.50
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...anese+dovetail
Just seeing your post and attendant link, I remember seeing this schematic at WB's place a month or so ago.
I think he was planning on having a go, him being a seriously afflicted darksider
. He's probably got some whole furniture pieces (or at least some shed furniture) made exclusively with these joints by now! "Sliding dovetails? Pah! child's play, sonny, let me show you what a proper joint is..." Eh Rob?
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