It's always been half pins on everything I've seen or done, although
Cecil Pierce did half-tails in his book, "The Precision Cutting of
Dovetails" IIRC. He also recommended cutting the DTs with a hacksaw. I
sold the book long ago but remember his dovetails looked funny to me.

Dennis Heyza Macomb MI

 -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Frank
 Filippone" 
> 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?
>
> Frank Filippone red735i@e...
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