Dovetail

Joints
Teacher: Mr Brady

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 What is a Dovetail Joint?
Dovetail joints are known
A dovetail joint is a joinery for their inherent strength
Traditionally used to joint
technique used in and resistance to being
wooden furniture.
woodworking, pulled apart (tensile
strength).

A dovetail joint has a series

Dovetail joints as a
of pins and tails in a
technique predate written
trapezoidal shape and once
history and have been found (Probox, 2017)
glued a dovetail joint has no
inside the tombs of ancient
need for mechanical
Egyptian mummies.
fasteners.
 Why use
of
dovetail • Dovetail joints are very strong by
design and they also offer an

joint on a attractive finish that is a true sign

of craftsmanship (Probox, 2017).

drawer
box?
How to make
Dovetail Joints
(Make Something, 2017).
Tools Required to
make a Dovetail Joint

• Dovetail • Pencil • Chisel

template • Marking • Mallet
• Tenon Saw knife • Coping Saw
• Clamp • Set square

Tools Required for Cutting Finger/Dovetail Joints

References
Make Something. (2017). Hand Cut Dovetails | The Quick and Dirty Version. In YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgBh-hhp24A

Probox. (2017, March 8). Dovetail Joint Uses | Use Of Dovetail Joint | Dovetailed Drawers.
Www.proboxdrawers.co.uk.
https://www.proboxdrawers.co.uk/5-points-dovetail-joints/#:~:text=A%20dovetail%20joint%20is%20a

Tools Required for Cutting Finger / Dovetail Joints. (n.d.). Technologystudent.com.

https://technologystudent.com/joints/jtq3.htm
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