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Old 12-09-2017, 04:32 PM
LouieAtienza LouieAtienza is offline
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Originally Posted by murrmac123 View Post
I get that, Louie .... my point is that on a dovetail joint, where the neck needs to be pushed down into the mortise from above, as opposed to being pushed in (and pulled out) laterally it is apparent that two mating plane surfaces are much more ergonomically efficient compared to two curved surfaces , one of which ( body) is convex and one of which (neck heel) is concave.
Well, both concepts are simple, though one is a lot easier. We're not a factory, teaching a single task to an untrained worker. Then again, I had moved away from the dovetail for the mortise-and-tenon a while back and I can't tell the difference in strength of the joint.
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