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The pins are cut with a 1:8 wedge placed under the board and sloping towards or away from the fence.
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Years ago, I built both a 1:6 and a 1:8 ratio wedge for cutting bandsaw dovetails.
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Using the pin board to score the tails on the other board with a knife.
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Cutting the tails on the other board using a 8:1 ratio wedge between the board and fence.
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A favourite very old razor sharp dovetail chisel and tiny chisel for chopping the tails.
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Test assembling the joint. Looks good, but a tad tight.
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Finished dovetailed pine shelf.
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Quick bandsaw jig dovetail joint