The keyed through half dovetail is a very strong, removable joint that resembles a through mortise and tenon. The difference here is the mortise has an angled top and bottom, making it parallelogram-shaped. The tenon has a half dovetail cut into one edge, and rests on the bottom of the mortise while a wedge is hammered into the gap at the top. This holds the joint very securely in place without any glue, and it can be reversed by tapping out the wedge.
The keyed through half dovetail is a very strong, removable joint that resembles a through mortise and tenon. The difference here is the mortise has an angled top and bottom, making it parallelogram-shaped. The tenon has a half dovetail cut into one edge, and rests on the bottom of the mortise while a wedge is hammered into the gap at the top. This holds the joint very securely in place without any glue, and it can be reversed by tapping out the wedge.
