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