My pockets aren't deep enough for the quality dovetail saws currently sold. Can anyone suggest a purveyor of old tools who might have vintage western dovetail saws? I've checked ebay plenty but picking are slim.
Thanks!
My pockets aren't deep enough for the quality dovetail saws currently sold. Can anyone suggest a purveyor of old tools who might have vintage western dovetail saws? I've checked ebay plenty but picking are slim.
Thanks!
There are a few guys here that refurb saws as a hobby. I'll let them respond for themselves. But my gut says that a good, already-refurbished DT saw may not cost much less than a Veritas DT saw ($80). Here's a link to Lee Valley where you can find them, if you want to take a look. LINK
I have one of these and like it. This tool doesnt have the cachet of the $250 boutique saws, but it's a nice tool. Another I have is the Lie Neilsen DT saw, for about $130.
Fred
Last edited by Frederick Skelly; 11-28-2021 at 4:28 PM.
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Fred beat me to it...the Veritas saws are very affordably priced and are also well balanced.
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I traded in all my western saws for cheap japanese borg saws years ago. I'll put my $12 Irwin dovetail saw up against anything out there. Sure, I gotta hide it when a customer tours the shop, but it works so well for so many things. If your budget is tight and handcut joinery is the goal, you might want to check one out.
I started with a medium sized dozuki for making dovetails. Since that time, I bought a LN dovetail saw. I like the LN saw but the dozuki worked fine. A medium dozuki is not very expensive.
The LV dovetail saws are good, also.
Mike
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Looks like a factory second is available at a discount for Cyber Monday. https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop...ond?item=CM221
I've seen it and done it after watching Frank Klausz take a cheap gent's type saw and turning it into a decent saw by removing some set and sharpening it properly.
Just saw that Lee Valley has their 20 tpi dovetail saw on the Cyber Monday sale for $59 (down from $79).
Great saw for an unbelievable price. Almost makes me want to get another.
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