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Marc in Luxembourg

>Sure you can use the pair for it. The sole is very narrow and tapered (lookin from front or end) It is best made to fit a femal dovetail part of the joint. I did exactly that once or twice already ;-) as the dovetail joint is something that needs a lot of practice, I always have to use the 98/99.

Marc

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Jack Guzman from Maine

>The plane you asked about will work but..When I make these,Once the DT housings(what some call them)are made I make the male part to fit.I just find it easier this way.---Jack

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I'm Dave Too

>Pins?

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Jack Guzman from Maine

>SLIDING dovetail.They don't have pins.---Jack

Yeabutt...

Scott Burr in rainy Ben Lomond,CA

>I find that this is where a 79 excells. It's longer than the 98/99 and you can attach a fence to it to give you a consistant angle while you plane away. The bad thing is the 79 isin't being produced anymore. So if you can't wait, the 98/99's are the way to go. Besides their prettier to look at...

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I'm Dave Too

> I noticed after I posted but there's no edit function.

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Marc in Luxembourg

>That's right Jack, but some folks cut first dadoes with a router and use the 98/99 to make out of the dado a femal DT part. That's because in most cases the router bit doesn't fit to the dovetail plane. So they adjust the DT femal part to the bit's angle.

I first thought of screwing a wooden angled batten on the 99/98ers fence. For that I would have to drill two holes in the fence. I hesitated, and went on freehand. That works to, if you have a sliding bevel at your side to control inclination.

Agree completely on the idea that the male part is made to fit the DT housing.

Marc

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Derek Cohen (in Perth Australia)

>Hi Dale

As Scott has noted, the Stanley #79 may be used for trimming a sliding DT since it has provision for a custom fence. I should add that the #98/99 also has provision for a fence, but the #79 is a lot cheaper.

I have yet to use my #98/99, received 2 weeks ago, but I can state without fear of rebuttal that the #79 is a terrific plane. I cannot imagine how one gets by without a side rabbet plane!

I demoed the #79 in trimming a sliding DT joint in my recent review of the Veritas Router Plane. Picture sequence below.

Note that you have the choice of trimming the male or the female section (I think of them as tails and pins).

Regards from Perth

Derek

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Jack Guzman from Maine

>I understand Marc.I'm just a little biased.I don't use a router.I realize alof of woodworkers do.But I decided awhile back to not use one so I don't even consider it as an option anymore.There's always another, friendlier, tool that will do the job.---Jack

Re: C'mon, what could be friendlier than a router

John in New Mexico

>Maybe a doberman? A very hungry doberman?

I'll admit to still using the things, but I've never liked them. Still, never did find a faster way to screw up a piece of wood.

John

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Marc in Luxembourg

>Jack, damn, you're right again. Sometimes I used an own made dado plane. But since I got a DT plane from Steve, which cuts both parts, I use the 98/99 to fit tongue and groove, and of course dadoes and take off a few shavings of DT housings.

A router, yep I do have one, but merely imagining noise or dust it makes... I prefer hand tools and leave the router in the cabinet.

Marc, who has two German shephards, and they are hungry sometimes, but never helped me bitin out wood, only sleepin while I was working

Steve's planes

Jack Guzman from Maine

>Every time I pare the sides of a sliding dovetail I wish I had a dedicated plane.I'm seriously considering getting Steve's version.I've heard it does the job well.---Jack

Re: C'mon, what could be friendlier than a router

Jack Guzman from Maine

>One of the last things I did with my router(table mounted)was raised panels using a horizontal panel raising bit.That is one scary operation.I do my panels with a hand plane now.Blues music in the background.My nerves have almost recovered.---Jack

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Marc in Luxembourg

>Yes Jack, it performs very well. Here it is, making a housing's right side with a selfmade depth fence and an angled batten as guiding fence(10 � to square). Mine's made in cocobolo. Once I will have time it will get an honorable depth stop.

Marc