Originally Posted by
Patrick Chase
Really, there should be some sort of law against doing pins first. It's a crime against both nature and logic.
While practicing dovetails my joints came out with less gaps when they were done pins first.
It was a real incentive to do better when cutting the tails first.
My suggestion is for people to try multiple times both pins first and tails first. You may not like the pins first, but they may show you something you missed to help you do better tails first.
jtk
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