I, like many others, enjoy woodworking only as a hobby and find it difficult to maintain the skills required to hand-cut dovetail joints. Because of this, for years I shied away from this bit of joinery in my projects. Then a couple of weeks ago I read several replies to a post in this forum suggesting the Veritas Dovetail Saw Guide. As a result of these endorsments I decided to purchase one for myself.
What a joy this tool is! After only my second attempt I am cutting the nicest dovetail joints of my life. This tool will take my hobby to a whole new level and I have to thank those gentlemen who took time to respond to that post and suggest it.
Sincerely,
Chuck
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This is a fun helper if you've had difficulty or are new at cutting dovetails. I recently took a class a little while back on hand cut dovetails... and someone had the jig. Amazing results on his first try.
Are you using the Veritas Saw with it? One of my mentors recomended using the Japanese Panel saw that Lee Valley carries. I've used it with good results.
No I didn't purchase the Veritas saw. I have the double-edged Vaughan Bear Saw which is actually a Ryoba. It isn't the ideal saw for dovetails but it has satisfied my needs to this point. I'm looking around for something better suited - thinner kerf; more TPI. Veritas warns that your saw can't have a spine, but unless you are cutting very large dovetails, even some of the traditional, push-cut saws should work.
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