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<div>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.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 15, 2017 10:28 AM, Herb Treuil via Woodworkers <woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:<br type="attribution">
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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?</div>
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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.</div>
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<p><i style="font-family:'times new roman' , serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'lucida handwriting';color:red">Herb Treuil</span></i><br>
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