I hear some say that they use a 1/8” chisel to clear the corners of dovetail
sockets. What this tells me is that they do not make drawers with fine (“London”
style) dovetails.

Such as these …

http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/TopOfTheWorldToYou_html_m233f38e0.jpg

or these …

http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/MakingBetter%20Dovetails_html_47
d0c311.jpg">http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/MakingBetter%20Dovetails_html
_47d0c311.jpg

Sawing and chiseling fine pins does not leave any room for error ..

http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/Londonhalf-
blinddovetaileddrawer_html_m6296be34.jpg">http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture
/Londonhalf-blinddovetaileddrawer_html_m6296be34.jpg

Some prefer skew chisels. I find that these need a shallow angle (20 degrees),
otherwise you are forced to skew the chisel to slice a cut. Much better - my
preference - is a fishtail chisel. These just need to be pushed into the corner.
So much cleaner and less damage than a 1/8” chisel! :)

http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/TheLastDovetail_html_m3cc2ab80.jpg

Regards from Perth

Derek