My old boss used to hand-cut every single drawer dovetail

Now my shop uses a CNC for them, which felt weird at first. The change came after we landed a 32-unit condo project in Tampa that needed identical boxes fast. Do you still cut yours by hand, or has the trade pushed you toward machines too?

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paulmartin3d ago

My uncle's shop in Maine still hand cuts every joint for their custom boats. The clients there pay a premium for that visible craft, and it lets them fix odd angles machines can't handle. That human touch is the whole product for some markets.

the_casey3d ago

Wait, they still hand cut every single joint?