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JPG: You are correct and I intended box joints. due to the fact that the side pieces are beveled at 15 degrees toward the outside along their length, I'm pretty sure that the appearance would not be what I want, but the jury is still out! I'll have to chew on it a bit more. I can see, though, that ...

Hammer Dulcimer.

Think elongated but smaller width violin.
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Dusty, you'very got it correct. The case on the instrument I am building surrounds a support ...

There is a way to do a finger joint combined with a mitered joint. It is a fairly complex piece of joinery. Before I can offer you a solution I would need to know what tools you have. The box or finger joint can be modified so the top and bottom of the joint ( the last set of fingers on either end ...

I'm building a hammered dulcimer, and I would like to join the tops bottoms and sides with through finger joints. Is there a Safeway to accomplish this through the mitered corners of the case?