Frank F attempts to start this weeks religious discussion with the timeless:

> In a dovetailed construction, what appears as the first joint
> component on the edge of the board?
>
> A partial pin or a partial Tail?
>
> Why?

Okay, I'll bite. Everyone else's mileage probably varies and my
dovetails are not exactly candidates for emulation, but I always cut my
tails first and use them to mark the pins. Now, I'll caveat that with
saying that I've only done through dovetails so that may change the
playing field as well.

cheers all,

Jim E #2 in Wisconsin .. where in spite of a few flurries over night, it
still doesn't look much like winter!
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