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   Wingdoctor | Jul 14, 2009 02:26pm | #1

   The New Yankee Workshop, Norm Abram, had a show on making 2 serving trays. One of them had angled dovetails. Details here. It is not a fancy tray but you will get the idea from the show video. The second tray he makes is fancy, no angled dovetails though, and uses a lot of brass accents. You do have to buy the video or DVD of course, and plans are available. That's what Norm says on every show!! I hope this helps.

   Bruce

   "A man's got to know his limitations." Dirty Harry Calahan
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   BG | Jul 15, 2009 01:44pm | #2

   bones,

   There was an article in FWW about 5 years ago demonstrating a technique first for the compound angle and secondly for dovetail joinery in the master section of the mag. I think the writer was from NBSS, his trick was to make a template of the inside first.

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   bones | Jul 15, 2009 05:17pm | #3

   Ya know I did a search in the archives but did not turn up anything, I'll try again using some diff key words thanks.The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' - Renaldus Magnus

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   daverichards | Jul 15, 2009 05:49pm | #4

   Maybe this would help for the dovetails?
   http://tinyurl.com/mobzvv

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   bones | Jul 15, 2009 09:54pm | #5

   Thanks for the link.  I loved the gadget with the drill cool. The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' - Renaldus Magnus

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   BG | Jul 16, 2009 11:45pm | #6

   Bones,The article was in the Oct. 2002 #158 "Compound Angle Joinery Without the Math" by Steve Brown. Mr. Brown also wrote the companion article "Laying out compound-angle dovetails" in the master section of the same issue.

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   bones | Jul 17, 2009 03:10am | #9

   Thanks.The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' - Renaldus Magnus

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   SgianDubh | Jul 17, 2009 12:26am | #7

   bones, here is a link to an old Knots thread with some information on cutting compound angled dovetails in trays as you describe. Slainte.richardjonesfurniture.com

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   bones | Jul 17, 2009 03:08am | #8

   Thanks for the link

    The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' - Renaldus Magnus