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How was this wooden block made from two pieces, with the joint showing as a dovetail on two adjacent faces?

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Problem

How was this wooden block made from two pieces, with the joint showing
as a dovetail on two adjacent faces?

                 _________________
                /                /|
               /                / |
              /                /  |
             /                /   |
            /                /    |
           /                /     |
          /                /      /
         /                /   /| /|
        /________________/   /x|/x|
        |                |  /xx|xx|
        |                | /xxxxxx|
        |                | ---xxx/
        |    ________    |  /xxx/
        |    \xxxxxx/    | /xxx/
        |_____\xxxx/_____|/xxx/
        |xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxx/
        |xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xx/
        |xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|x/
        |xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|/
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[ Editor: the drawing was posted by Daniel Green under the subject
  "Wooden block"; his question is not in the collected material.
  Problem statement reconstructed from the postings. ]
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                 ____
              ___\   \________
             /    \   \      /|
          /|/      \   \    / |
         / \        \   \  /  |
        \   \        \   \    /
        /\   \        \   /  /
       /  \   \        \ /  /
      /    \   \       /~  /   <--- bottom piece
     /______\___/_____/   /
    |                 |  /
    |                 | /
    |_________________|/

Capische?

-- Andrew Clayton <dac@prolix.apana.org.au>