[Woodworkers] Advice on hand cut dovetails

[Mike Mader via Woodworkers]

I have done a small number of pieces that included hand cut dovetails.  Thin pins still have a lot of strength due to how they are cut on the board.  The thickness of the really comes down to preference.  A lot of woodworkers like to make them thin to show skill and that it wasn't done by a router.

On Jan 15, 2017 10:28 AM, Herb Treuil via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
I have recently gotten motivated to make a few items with hand cut dovetails.  The how to articles I have read to date show thin pins and wide tails.  I recognize that using a router bit to cut dovetails defines the width of the pins, but is there a reason that hand cut dovetails shouldn't have wider pins that would be sturdier and easier to chisel out?

ps.  Shingles are a bi*%h.  A good friend got them and it left him down and out for months.  The shot is a few bucks and well worth it.

Herb Treuil

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