Tenon sizing

[Nelly111s]

Here's what a single dovetail looks like in real life, I knocked it up in a piece of wood ™ ....

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Much nicer "in the flesh" so to speak.
I can't work at present to to a shoulder operation, so drawing stuff (and practicing Fusion) is the next best thing.

 

[Adam W.]

I thought it was quite funny that you had drawn the very thing I had made

Poplar at around £60 for one of the long lengths.

Why don't you make it out of some quality C24 or C30 structural imported redwood ?

There's some really nice timber from places like Latvia on the market at the moment. Your local timber / builders merchants will have stacks of it and they should let you sort through it to find some straight and fairly knot free stuff.

 

[Bloc75]

i'm at my local merchants tomorrow to pick up some stock to finish off some cold frames and compost bins - so I'll have a look.