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 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets: CC BY 4.0. Standard and published-size files: CC BY 4.0. Xem Studio's own designs (files_license = Xem Studio Design License): free to use and sell things from, not to redistribute as files — https://xemstudio.com/license/. Other publishers' files: their own license, linked beside them.",
 "slug": "half-blind-dovetail-joint",
 "name": "Half-blind dovetail joint (lapped dovetail)",
 "kind": "hardware",
 "category": "Joinery",
 "group": "Dovetail joints",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What is a half-blind dovetail?",
 "tags": [
  "joinery",
  "woodworking joint",
  "3d printable",
  "connect 3d prints",
  "no glue",
  "stl",
  "step",
  "dovetail joints"
 ],
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  "half blind dovetail",
  "lapped dovetail",
  "drawer dovetail",
  "half-blind dovetail dimensions",
  "cola de milano oculta",
  "halbverdeckte Zinken"
 ],
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  "length": 95,
  "width": 60,
  "height": 90
 },
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 "sheet_txt": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/half-blind-dovetail-joint/sheet.txt",
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   "length": 95,
   "width": 60,
   "height": 90
  },
  "notes": [
   "Woodworking joint drawn for 3D printing: the parts lock together by shape, so a print can be joined without glue or screws. Drawn at true size with the parts line to line (zero gap) in their assembled position — add your printer's fit allowance to the mating faces (your AI or slicer can do this).",
   "Like a through dovetail, but the tails stop short of the front face, so the joint shows only from the side."
  ],
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    "value"
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     "stock",
     "10 mm side, 15 mm front, 60 mm wide"
    ],
    [
     "parts",
     "side, front"
    ],
    [
     "tails",
     "3, 1:6"
    ],
    [
     "lap",
     "5 mm (tails hidden from the front)"
    ],
    [
     "assembles",
     "the side drops onto the front"
    ],
    [
     "holds",
     "pulling the front off — the drawer-front joint"
    ]
   ]
  }
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  "step_price_usd": null,
  "tolerance_mm": null
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 "related": [
  "through-dovetail-joint",
  "sliding-dovetail-joint"
 ],
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "Where is a half-blind dovetail used?",
   "a": "Drawer fronts: the front face stays clean."
  }
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