To lay out the angled dovetails I first set this square the thickness of the stock-I make it just a little proud,just a little-then mark the shoulders of the tails-
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I set a sliding bevel at about 12 degrees ,the angled cut off will go between the bevel and the piece being marked-http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...e/IMG_8234.jpg
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when you flip the bevel to mark the other side of the tail the block stays the same-
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next I continue the mark across the end grain,then put the piece back on the bench and with the sliding bevel and cut off mark the other side
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before I saw down the line I take a chisel and tap each marked line-just a tap-the saw will find and follow this groove-I do the same on the shoulder marks-
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my dovetail jig-
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next cutting the dovetails
alex