Why Such Skinny Pins?
When I look at many projects with dovetail joints these days, there seems to be a trend toward small, skinny pins. As an engineer, I think joints not only have to be strong, they must also look strong, since non-engineers judge strength by looks. So the question is: Why do we see, of late, really skinny pins? If I were making the joint, I would probably double the [thickness] of the pins.
Don Dziubakowski
