One piece 8 inches long, 41/4 inches wide, and 7/8 inch thick; one piece 8 inches long, 41/4 inches wide,and 1/2 inch thick.

These pieces 41/4are dressed to 4 inches wide and as thick as they will work. Be sure that they are out of wind.

The forms of dovetailing shown in Lessons 26 and 27 require more time to make than is sometimes desirable, therefore a form having fewer pins is used. You must ever keep in mind that the form.

number of pins, their size, shape, etc., are subject to

Fig. 114. Special Dovetail Joint.

all the variations which may arise from the use of various kinds or grades of wood and the places in which the joints are to be used. The particular form shown in the lesson is only a type to indicate the possible variations. These different forms may be either open, as shown, or half blind, as shown in Lesson 27 (Half Blind Dovetail). The general method of working all the forms is the same, and may be understood by reviewing Lessons 26 and 27.