Dovetails... Not just for wood

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Dovetails... Not just for wood

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We had the opportunity to spend a day in Zion National Park last week. I found an interesting application for a dovetail in a park bench.
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And was this done with a ShopSmith Bandsaw :)
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Zoom in on a few dovetails on Ironbridge in England. https://plus.google.com/+CharlesTraupma ... 8293422071
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roy_okc wrote:Bunch of dovetails here.
Those look like pigeons to me.
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dusty wrote:Those look like pigeons to me.
Squab!!!!!:D
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Post by WmZiggy »

Here are some more, a little closer to our chosen avocation of woodworking.

https://www.google.com/search?q=dovetai ... 13&bih=920
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My avatar which is a block I made about 20 years ago.
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Ed in Tampa wrote:My avatar which is a block I made about 20 years ago.
Looks skewed to me!:D:cool:
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