Derek Cohen
11-21-2004, 12:35 PM
A couple of items to help in cutting dovetails, one bought and one made.
The first is a new-to-the-market dovetail marker from Woodjoy made in bronze and black steel - about $20. It marks 1:6 (soft wood) and 1:8 (hard wood). The beauty of this one is that you can mark both the front and top together. I used it today - what a pleasure!
The second is a dovetail chisel I made from an old 1/2" chisel. This is modelled on the one used by Rob Cosman in his video on cutting half-blind dovetails. Very handy for cutting those oblique corners that one can otherwise only get to with a skew chisel. This one is designed for 1:8 and ground at 20 degrees (as it is only used to pare).
Regards from Perth
Derek
The first is a new-to-the-market dovetail marker from Woodjoy made in bronze and black steel - about $20. It marks 1:6 (soft wood) and 1:8 (hard wood). The beauty of this one is that you can mark both the front and top together. I used it today - what a pleasure!
The second is a dovetail chisel I made from an old 1/2" chisel. This is modelled on the one used by Rob Cosman in his video on cutting half-blind dovetails. Very handy for cutting those oblique corners that one can otherwise only get to with a skew chisel. This one is designed for 1:8 and ground at 20 degrees (as it is only used to pare).
Regards from Perth
Derek