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Old 05-25-2008, 02:20 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Electron
That's a beautiful display case, perhaps one day you might show us how you made those splined joints which appear to be dovetails, very clever.
Hi Electron,

I first saw this technique for the dovetail keys on a blanket chest. The fellow made a simple jig that allowed him to run his router across the corner of the box and cut a dovetail shape. Then he inlaid a key of contrasting wood. My technique is the same principle, but I use a jig on the router table to hold the workpiece at 45 degrees as it goes through the dovetail bit.

Here's some pictures:






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