I'll start by saying I'm no expert at cutting dovetails. In fact, I've really only attempted dovetails a few times. My best attempt was my last, during a class.
I decided to make my wife something nice for Valentine's Day this year. Being a new woodworker, I wanted to start off...easier. So, I went with a simple, smaller, 3-drawer jewelry "chest".
I'm working on dovetails for the outer shell, when I notice that after I shaved my tails smooth on one end of the top board that they were a little skinnier at their bases than the other end. Flip the board around... then start shaving down the other side when... *SNAP!* Off pops a tail...
*sigh*
I guess I'll just cut off the end and cut the tails again. It's only 3/4" of an inch shorter if I do that. And yet, it still feels like a huge error. Not only do I need to cut off 5 more perfectly good tails, but I need to do them all over again on that end.
I'm guessing I'm not alone in making this mistake..?