About Dovetails..

Some say you have to have the thinnest saw plate known to man...or you just can't cut a dovetail....Super thin kerf !!!....just means more waste to remove.

Some say you NEED a fret saw, again with a hair thing blade ( that sometimes breaks if you sneeze on it) Hmm..one more tool to buy...and still NEED a chisel..

Some say you need x amount of teeth on the super thin dovetail saw....something like 126teeth? My saw has the same amount of teeth, just they are spread out over 14".

Some say..you NEED to build a fancy vise to hold the parts...a Moxxon?

Some say you need to buy ("from me!) a special chisel....some for getting into a thin kerf, or back into a back corner....

Oh, and, Heaven forbid you do not pocess a fancy guide to help guide your saw cuts...


All for something that is just a simple rip cut. Wondering what Old man Hepplewhite would say.....let alone Roy Underhill...

Just sitting, letting the right knee rest up a bit....carry on.