Sunrise Dovetails
The double acting dovetails that lock the jewellery box together on page 36 take a while to get your head around.
Dovetails usually lock on just one plane, twisted dovetails lock on two. This means that they have to be introduced to each other at a 45° angle and massaged in place. There is little room for error as the compound planes of each pin and dovetail slide together and nest as they close.
Accurately marking out and cutting these compound planes is the key to a
