It is terribly annoying to try and search for a box with dovetail joints only to find page after page of boxes with finger joints. Not to say that a finger joint isn't a good, solid joint; it is. But I'm not looking for a box with finger joints; I'm looking for a box with dovetail joints. So lets clear up the confusion.
Here is a dovetail joint:

Notice the angles on the pins (the board on the right) and the tails (the board on the left)? They come together to create a locking joint that is terribly difficult to pull apart.
Here is a finger joint:

Notice how there are no angles, other than 90 degrees, in this joint? Think of it as locking the fingers of your hands together (hence the name, finger joint).
So we're all clear on the difference between a dovetail joint and a finger joint, right? Right. Now let's get back to buyin' and sellin'.
Here is a dovetail joint:
Notice the angles on the pins (the board on the right) and the tails (the board on the left)? They come together to create a locking joint that is terribly difficult to pull apart.
Here is a finger joint:
Notice how there are no angles, other than 90 degrees, in this joint? Think of it as locking the fingers of your hands together (hence the name, finger joint).
So we're all clear on the difference between a dovetail joint and a finger joint, right? Right. Now let's get back to buyin' and sellin'.
Guide created: 08/08/06 (updated 10/10/09)
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