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Hand-cut dovetails

Hand-cut dovetails

Cutting dovetails the old-fashioned way is more than a link to the past.

12-Minute Dovetails

Tools Editor Bob Hunter shows how to cut four dovetail jigs in 12 minutes.

Cutting board with saw Front inside

Practice makes proficient

Develop your skills through hard work, practice, and study.

Dazzle with Double Dovetails

This decorative joint is easier to create than you might think.

Dovetailing Wide Panels

Now your through-dovetail jig has no limits.

Routing Double Dovetails

Using the Incra router-table fence, you can rout a striking double-dovetail joint.

Dovetails
9 steps to great-looking Half-Blind Dovetails

Simple dovetail jigs, such as the one here, help you make tight-fitting half-blind dovetails quickly and easily. Follow these key steps and tricks for using your dovetail jig, and you're sure to enjoy success.

Sliding dovetails

Sliding dovetails provide several advantages over a dado joint.

12-minute dovetails

By using a basic dovetail jig on a router table—rather than with a handheld router—you can turn out four perfect-fitting joints in about 12 minutes.

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