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    Saw this dovetail joint in a book.
    Must say it looks better in the book.
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    Looks good.

    I have always wanted to try this.

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    Cheers Cava.
    Book said to use inch square lengths. That seemed to small and fiddly for my old eyes, these bits were 40mm square.

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    Bit of bog and some sanding will fix the looks!!!

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    Thanks for the tip, Artme.
    The particular dovetail joint is supposed to make one scratch ones head and ask, "how does it go together?".
    I guess it's an old trick and everyone is up to speed on it.
    Still, not the easiest dovetail to cut as far as dovetails go.

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