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A dovetail joint or simply dovetail is a joinery technique most commonly used in woodworking joinery (carpentry) including furniture, cabinets. Noted for its resistance to being pulled apart (tensile strength), the dovetail joint is commonly used to join the sides of a drawer to the front.
Similarly one may ask, what is a dovetail wood joint?
A dovetail joint is a joinery technique used in woodworking, traditionally used to joint wooden furniture. A dovetail joint has a series of pins and tails in a trapezoidal shape and once glued a dovetail joint has no need for mechanical fasteners.
Consequently, what angle is a dovetail joint?
Lower (7° to 9°) angles are often advised for joining hardwoods, while higher angles (10° to 14°) are recommended for softwoods and even higher angles (14° to 18°) for half-blind dovetails.
The disadvantages of dovetail joints are that they can be fairly difficult to mark out and cut, and if they are made badly these joints lose the advantages listed above.
Dovetail Joints: Different Types and Their Uses
- Through dovetail.
- Half-blind dovetail.
- Secret mitered dovetail.
- Sliding dovetail.
- Full-blind dovetail.