Through-Dovetail, Skipped Pin Method - Porter-Cable 4210 Instruction Manual

MITERING THE TAILS
Step 1 -
On the inside surface, use a square and pencil to draw a line from the base of the tails to the edge where
the miter will be cut (Fig. 29A).
Step 2 -
Set the table saw blade so that the height of cut of the saw blade is the same as the thickness of the
mitered half-pin.
Step 3 -
Use a table saw with the miter gauge set to 45° to miter the tails. You will need to make several passes
to cut out the material (Fig. 29B).
NOTE: A dado head could be used to make this cut in one pass.
FITTING THE JOINT
You may need to trim the miter cuts by hand for a good fit. Files, chisels, shoulder planes, and rabbet planes work
well. Otherwise, adjust the tightness of the joint the same as you would for a normal through dovetail.
THROUGH-DOVETAIL, SKIPPED-PIN METHOD
This method is very similar to cutting standard through- dovetails (Fig. 30A).
CUTTING THE TAILS
Cut the tails as normal, except do not cut into the areas where you do not want a pin to appear.
Fig. 28A
Fig. 28B
Fig. 29A
Fig. 30A
Fig. 29B
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Fig. 28C
Fig. 29C
Fig. 31A