jpdorn Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 so let's say you've cut all your dovetails to join a case/drawer/whatever.. you're all done and you want to take a couple of passes with a plane on the surfaces of your material before assembly to clean up any dings you created while getting your dovetail groove on. the only surface you can't take a few shavings from (without affecting the fit of your joinery) is the inside face of your pin boards right? passes on the other faces should just make the ends a bit more proud.. am i thinking about this correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 It shouldn't affect the fit on either side, as the fit is the integral connection of the interior surfaces. I would do the inside faces first and the outside after it's all glued up, during the fit, if this is for a drawer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmac Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 jpdorn, I think you have it right. You can plane either side of the tail board before assembly, and the only consequence will be that the ends of the pins will be a bit more proud. And if you plane the outside surface of the pin board, the ends of the tails will be a bit more proud. But if you plane the inside surface of the pin board, that will loosen the joint. -- Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 jpdorn, I think you have it right. You can plane either side of the tail board before assembly, and the only consequence will be that the ends of the pins will be a bit more proud. And if you plane the outside surface of the pin board, the ends of the tails will be a bit more proud. But if you plane the inside surface of the pin board, that will loosen the joint. -- Russ Thanks Russ. I wasn't thinking about the pin board like I should. Planing the inside WOULD mess with the integral joint. My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmac Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Vic, No big deal, but I'm glad you agree. I have been thinking about dovetails a lot lately. I happened to have one of my practice joints sitting right by the computer, so it was pretty easy to just look at it and see what was going on. -- Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bois Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 For the record, I wouldn't worry too much about the inside surface of a dovetailed box or drawer. Often this surface doesn't get a finish anyway, so slight dings and scratches won't get exaggerated by dyes, stains, or oils. And presumably the surface was finish-read before you began cutting your pins and tails, so it shouldn't be too much worse for wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpdorn Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 perfect, thanks guys. and thank you russ for explaining what i was trying to say better than i was able to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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