Tapered sliding dovetail tool and kit including such tool
OwnerPatrick J. Alleninventor
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Abstract
A tool for making tapered sliding dovetail joints. The tool includes a guide plate having a guide groove and a stabilizing member for holding the guide plate to a workpiece while in use. The pin guide has a minor end having a minor width and a major end having a major width that is larger than the minor width such that the template has a taper in width from the major end to the minor end. The pin guide also includes at least one stabilizing member for holding the template in place while the sliding dovetail pin is being formed from the workpiece.
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A template for making a tapered sliding dovetail groove in a workpiece, the template comprising:
- a groove guide made from a plate having a length, a width, a thickness, a top surface, a bottom surface, a perimeter and at least one groove having a longitudinal centerline, a pair of groove edges, a first end having a minor width and a second end having a major width that is larger than the minor width, wherein the first end of the groove is located inward from the perimeter of the plate, and
- at least one stabilizing member disposed on the bottom surface of the plate and configured such that in use, the stabilizing member does not extend significantly outwardly from the top surface of the plate, the stabilizing member adapted to contact the workpiece to help stabilize the template on the workpiece while the sliding dovetail groove is being formed in the workpiece.
A template for making a tapered sliding dovetail groove in a workpiece, the template comprising:
- a groove guide made from a plate having a length, a width, a thickness, a top surface, a bottom surface, a perimeter and at least one groove having a longitudinal centerline, a pair of groove edges, a first end having a minor width and a second end having a major width that is larger than the minor width, wherein the first end of the groove is located inward from the perimeter of the plate, and wherein one of the longitudinal side edges is parallel to the longitudinal centerline and the other of the longitudinal side edges is nonparallel to the longitudinal centerline, and
- at least one stabilizing member disposed on the bottom surface of the plate for holding the template in place while the sliding dovetail groove is being formed in the workpiece.
A kit for making tapered sliding dovetail joints, the kit including:
- a pin guide having a longitudinal centerline, a thickness, a pair of side edges, a workpiece side, a tool side, a minor end having a minor width and a major end having a major width that is larger than the minor width such that the template has a taper in width from the major end to the minor end, wherein at least one stabilizing member is disposed on the workpiece side of the template for holding the template in place while the sliding dovetail pin is being formed from the workpiece, and
- a groove guide made from a plate having a length, a width, a thickness, a top surface, a bottom surface, a perimeter and at least one groove having a longitudinal centerline, a pair of groove edges, a first end having a minor width and a second end having a major width that is larger than the minor width, wherein the first end of the groove is located inward from the perimeter of the plate, and wherein at least one stabilizing member is disposed on the bottom surface of the guide plate for holding the guide plate in place while the sliding dovetail groove is being formed from the workpiece.
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