A few months ago I made a small side table for my mother in law.
It was my chance to try something new for me: I used only sliding dovetail joints. The legs were connect by sliding dovetails plus glue. It looks me very strong, actually comparable to traditional M&T but way easier and faster to make. The table top was attached dry (no glue) thru tappered sliding dovetails.
I was wandering why I did not see similar work previously... all I found for similar project was M&T.
What do you think about sliding dovetail to replace some M&T? Do you have use tappered sliding dovetail for table top attachment? Do you have any experience with them to share?
F411767.jpg
Thanks in advance for your feedback.