Bowtie joint
I'm doing a countertop for a woman and she wants bowtie joints between the two pieces where they join up (decorative) and it has been so long since i've done one of these i simply don't remember specifics and tolerances.
So i was going to use a .125 straight endmill for the female hole in the countertop .25 deep and the same .125 endmill for the male part that i insert.
What i don't recall was whether i need to allow (X) amount of an inset of the male part to allow it to fit in the hole to allow for glue and whether i need to cut the male part with a vbit to bevel the sides instead of making them straight?
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