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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

And its cheaper to watch someone do it. Quality timber and tools are expensive.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    And less annoying to your neighbor if you're in a neighborhood. Plus how many tables can you actually fit in a house?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Cutting dovetails implies by hand - power tools exist for it, but those using power tools generally use different joints.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    My neighbor does not make dovetails, then.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I'm not surprised. They are very hard to make correctly and not that much better than other options that are easier to do. they are a "holy grail" of wood working skill for a reason. I've done a dozen in my life and the best is so awful I want to burn an otherwise nice creation to hide the evidence.

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