Simple thing about marking dovetails

[Robert Engel]

DON'T use Roman numerals to mark matching joints.

Easy to confuse II and III. Duh.....

I don't usually do that but for some reason I did and cause me trouble!!

[Andrew Pitonyak]

How about emojis? :D

[Joshua Hancock]

I use arabic numbers and write them in the same orientation on the matching corners. I had the same issue with roman numerals.

[Bob Glenn]

There are II types of people in the world, those that can read roman numerals and those that can't. (quote from P/WW) Bob

[Jim Koepke]

I use the Greek alphabet with the English alphabet if more letters are needed.

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This indicates one omega with an arrow pointing up. It is in an area inside the joint so it will not show when it is assembled.

There is a sheet with the Greek alphabet hanging on my shop wall.

jtk

[Luke Dupont]

Hey, I go so far as to completely scribble out my waste on all faces because apparently I don't see X's.

I've been using roman numerals as well. As I'm also very mistake prone I should probably take your advice and change that.

[Patrick Chase]

There are II types of people in the world, those that can read roman numerals and those that can't. (quote from P/WW) Bob

Software eng. version: There are 10 types of people in the world, those that can read binary and those who can't.

[John Kananis]

Software eng. version: There are 10 types of people in the world, those that can read binary and those who can't.

That would be 01 types...no?

[Jim Koepke]

That would be 01 types...no?

Are you possibly thinking of tintypes?

jtk

[John Kananis]

Are you possibly thinking of tintypes?

jtk

Haha, good. No, first place in binary is 1, next place is 2, third 4, etc. A (1) in that place denotes 'on', so 01 reads as first place is 'off' and second place is 'on' - so that 11 would equal three and 111 would equal seven but 101 would be five.

[Patrick Chase]

That would be 01 types...no?

Binary representations are invariably most-significant-bit-leftmost within a single byte, so "2" decimal is always "10" binary.

When you get to multi-byte values then endian-ness may come into play if it's the binary contents of some machine's memory as opposed to an abstract number.

[David Bassett]

only if you like your LSB on the left.

ETA: I was replying to John, but Patrick beat me.

[Bill White]

WAHHHH! You guys are makin' my head hurt. :eek:
Bill

[steven c newman]

Have been known to just use a black sharpie, and place a series of dots on the insides of the joints

As in a . matches up to the other .

By the time I am at the fourth corner .... matches up to ..... Used it on both dovetailed joints, and on a table's leg to apron joints
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Get this many spots to connect.....lucky that the shoulders of the tenons covered up all them spots.

[John Kananis]

Binary representations are invariably most-significant-bit-leftmost within a single byte, so "2" decimal is always "10" binary.

When you get to multi-byte values then endian-ness may come into play if it's the binary contents of some machine's memory as opposed to an abstract number.

Bah, what was I thinking?...