Originally Posted by
Derek Cohen
However, what happens when the baseline is just 1/8" wide, as below? This is a common factor when I make slim dovetails on drawers. Things get a bit tight. Only a 1/8" "dovetail" chisel will work.
Or a 1/16” chisel, skewing it as above. I have one of those, too. 
Of course, you can avoid the whole issue by not making super skinny pins.
I don’t remember exactly how wide the base of that dovetail was. It was probably a little less than 1/4”.
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