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  1. 27th August 2013, 04:01 PM #1
    Dengue
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    Default How to fix up botched dovetail joints

    Hi, I am in the process of making a silky oak box and have made a few unsightly mistakes which show up badly after the glue-up. some of them were caused by having the recessed base slightly too wide.

    Every surface of the box had two Bessey clamps on it for an hour immediatley after the glue-up with Titebond II

    Can anyone please advise on how best to hide these mistakes? The box still has the dovetails and pins projecting by about 0.5mm

    All suggestions and idea are gratefully received.



    JS_01.jpgBox immediately after glue-up



    JS_02.jpgGap in joint, front bottom RHS



    JS_03.jpgTearout after a long day of cutting test pieces and replacement pieces



    JS_04.jpgCaused by the router bit extending too far when cutting a slot in the front and rear faces for a tray support



    JS_05.jpgBottom LH gap. This corner was clamped quite firmly
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  4. 27th August 2013, 04:52 PM #3
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    End grain can be repaired quite well using wedges checkout this link:Fixing Dovetail Gaps (Repairing my Foolish Mistake) | Logan Cabinet Shoppe

    I have seen smaller gaps closed by using the ball on a ball pein hammer to spread the fibres. The techniques called "bishoping the dovetails


    EDIT: I just found this on Dereks Website: http://www.inthewoodshop.com/furnitu...ilsinWood.html




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