Abstract: A dovetail jointing press for the manufacture of dovetail joints of boards, having respective dovetailings at their faces that are pasted with glue, is provided. The press comprises two tables that are disposed on common tracks and receive continuously fed boards. The tables are slidable on the tracks towards one another and away from one another via respective working cylinders. The respective presses that are disposed above each one of the tables are closed by working cylinders and released when the tables are moved away from one another. All the moving functions of the dovetail jointing press may be performed by working cylinders or by threaded spindles driven by electric motors. Computer programming may be used to coordinate the individual movements, so that the press may be operated automatically.

Abstract: A dovetail cutting device and a method for the manufacture of dovetailings on the faces or ends of boards that are to be jointed face to face, in a continuous manner or individually, is provided. The dovetail cutting device comprises two tables that are facing one another and are slidable relative to one another for receiving and transporting boards that are stacked on edge. A pivotable abutment for aligning the boards when the tables are moved toward one another is disposed at each one of the tables on a side facing one another. A dovetail cutter is mounted between the tables in a slidable manner in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the tables. It comprises, for example, a circular saw for cutting to size the faces or ends of the boards, a cutter for cutting the dovetailings, and a pasting device for providing the dovetailings with glue. Hydraulic working cylinders are provided for moving the tables and the dovetail cutter.