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sanford
12 July 2019 at 6:47 am #589337

I am not sure it is quite what you have in mind when you talk about a z shape, but the window box reference suggests something called a “compound angle dovetail.” They are no harder to cut than any other dovetail, but are very confusing to lay out. There are a number of good videos. You might look at these. The first is by Bob Rozaieski https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=r_k_alH8BO8. The second is by Paul Marcel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=e9h9maJNFAc. A year or so ago I tried a few out of curiosity and they came out fine.