My first dovetails...went a bit overboard on an Akeda setup, new PC D-handle router, Pat Warner base...was thinking to build a knife holder for the kitchen.
And I'm off to a rocky start (see attached pics). I'm getting better at reducing that tearout / chipout, but the geometry is defeating me.
For the tails I rotated and flipped the board so the profiles are symmetrical - I suspect that was a mistake. My jig layout is not quite symmetrical. So when I did the tail piece, I'm obviously limited because the beveling on those pieces mean you can't rotate and flip - just rotate. I could make this work for the back side by flipping the back, but now I'm left with the second pin piece and there's no way it's going to work.
I THINK I have to whack one end of both tail boards and re-route with them flipped, and then build a 2nd tails piece that equals the first.
Am I on the right track?
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