After finishing creating the Mortise and Tenon joint yesterday, I began to work on the much more complicated Dovetail joint. I started by by cutting slits into one piece of the wood that opened up into a larger width.
The slot for the dovetail was quite challenging to create, as getting the cuts to go in slanted instead of straight was hard to maintain a nice vertical cut with. Next, I traced the outline of the new cut onto the end of the other block of wood. The end of this wood had to be turned into a peg that would nicely fit perpendicular to the original block.
The result turned out to be so-so. The peg fit into the original cutout, but not very well. I could barely hold up one piece without the other slipping out.
After my experience with these two joints and realizing I cannot create a butt joint, I came to the conclusion that the Mortise and Tenon connection will be the most sturdy and reliable joint for me.
Hi Feeney! Love to see the images of your hands on work!
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Ms. L
The pictures really helped, especially with the title! I had no idea what I was going to read when I clicked on the tab, which was kinda fun. I like that you researched and even attempted all these possible joints and found what you were looking for.
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