I'm trying to cut a very gentle curve on the edge of a cherry table top. The top is 1.25" at its thickest but, because it curves through a beveled edge profile, the cut gets thinner as it goes.
The plans I'm following suggest a jigsaw. I picked up some very sharp bosch hardwood blades that look promising but, ugh, I hate my somewhat crappy Dewalt jigsaw. The blade always deflects away from vertical on me. And I'm in no rush. The only backless handsaw I have is the Stanley sharptooth that breaks down big stock. What's the right hand saw for this application? I'll obviously be cleaning up the curve by hand (with a block plane, I guess).
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