Half-Blind Dovetail, Skipped Pin Method - Porter-Cable 4210 Instruction Manual

CUTTING THE PINS
Step 1 - Hold the pin board against the tail board and mark the edges of the tails on the end of the pin board
(Fig. 32A).
Step 2 -
Shade in the areas on the end of the pin board where the tails will be (Fig. 32B).
Step 3 -
Cut all the pins (Fig. 32C).
Step 4 -
Slide the pin board to the right 1/4" (Fig. 32D).
Step 5 -
Cut in between the fingers of the template to cut only in the shaded area (A) Fig. 32D.
Step 6 -
Repeat STEPS 4 and 5 until all of the material between the pins has been removed.
FITTING THE JOINT
Fit the joint the same as you would a standard through dovetail.

HALF-BLIND DOVETAIL, SKIPPED PIN METHOD

This method is similar to making standard half-blind dovetails,
except that the tails and pins are cut separately.
Cut the tails first. Use a scrap workpiece (thick enough to
prevent contact with the base of the jig) to support the
template.
Fig. 32A
Fig. 32C
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Fig. 32B
A
Fig. 32D
Fig. 32D
Fig. 33A