Dovetails into long grain?
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13 October 2015 at 4:18 am #131271
Hi folks,
I’m wondering if I can cut a set of dovetail pins into the long grain edge of a board to accept a horizontal tail board. With my limited experience I’ve only seen them cut into the two end grain ends of a board.
Is this a viable joint? Perhaps this is called a lap joint more than a dovetail joint?
Thank you for any help
Kevin.
13 October 2015 at 6:36 am #131277Kevin, I did this once and I quickly realized why I shouldn’t have done it. It would be very easy for the small dovetail pins to split away from the rest of the board.
In the picture, my pins are cut into the long grain. This is pine and it would have been very easy for the small pins to break off when fitting the pins into the tails. I added 1/8″ pegs through the joints to strengthen them.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.15 October 2015 at 4:14 pm #131364Dear Mr James,
Assuming that the horisontal piece will be carrying some load from above, one alternative could perhaps be rebating the pieces, which would allow for making the dovetails more narrow? I suppose it could be described as a wide version of a halved dovetail. /soj16 October 2015 at 12:34 am #131374Thanks for the input gents. The horizontal face piece will not carry any weight.
I was asked to make a sort of wine bottle/wine glass rack by a friend who has become impressed with my woodworking projects. I’m flattered but humbled because I am still so new to it. Following directions is one thing. Designing a piece yourself is a whole new experience.
I suppose it will look like a sort of glorified spice rack. The face piece will be a couple of inches in width, about the size of the “fat part” of a wine glass, and attached to the vertical sides, to keep the bottles from falling forward.
I’ll keep you posted on what I come up with.
Kevin
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