Gentlemen!
Hoping I can acquire some insight. I'm building a tabletop and debating wether to make the crossgrain battens with a tapered dovetail rather than a plain sliding dovetail. The plain dovetail works fine for this, but to get a very tight fit I would like to make a minor taper.
When introducing a taper to this, does that change make the joint something that will bind when the RH drops assuming also that the tapered dovetail is pinned in the center?
The taper will be quite minor, something like 1/16" over the 30" width, so I'm wondering if the bind will be muted by compressing grain.
Thank you for any insights.