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The "pin" (or the base of the tail) width has nothing to do with strength. The visible triangle is the end grain of the perpendicular board you're attaching to. Very strong joint. I like to hand cut dovetails to just the thickness of my back saw blade. It just boils down to what you like to see. I have a dovetail jig that employs a router. Much faster but not as esthetic as hand cut and the "pin" is much wider
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