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   _mj_ | Aug 25, 2021 08:02pm | #1

   The router bits commonly available can do that. Look up "sliding dovetails" to see how. It is more about getting the machine setups dialed in than it is about the bits.

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   pantalones868 | Aug 25, 2021 08:40pm | #2

   I get what he's looking for, like a t&g set except it's dove tails. My set up for that is two routers two tables and two identical bits. Cut your groove , fuss around until the tail fits the groove doing one face flip the board and do the other face. You don't have to tear down one set up to do the otherside this way and you can complete a whole board in one go.

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   JameyE | Aug 25, 2021 08:51pm | #3

   Thanks for the info!!

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   _mj_ | Aug 25, 2021 09:49pm | #4

   Pre-cutting the "groove" before running the dovetail bit down the center will make cutting that part tons easier.

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   ysu65 | Aug 26, 2021 07:25am | #5

   Good comments and suggestions above. There are several ways to make sliding dovetails using a router. I made mine with one router table and two routers, one with a straight bit, another with a dovetail bit. I was trying to reproduce the classic French charcuterie boards that I 'think' had a sliding dovetail, cross grain. I was using hickory because it is what I had on hand. After about 10 runs with scrap wood I got OK results - or you could say,"needs improvement." They are supposed to be rustic, right? I ran the dovetail in, pegged the tight end with a dowel, and expected the other end to float. I hope to revisit this again in the near future. Good luck!

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   stantheman | Aug 26, 2021 08:07am | #6

   A horizontal router set up would be good for this.