Dovetail Layout tool

Re: Dovetail Layout tool

Jim Shaver - Oakville, Ontario

>Mark,

I have used the LV set now for 8 years,,,no reason for me to change.

Some people have made their own layout jigs to suit the style of their work....and you could always buy the DT jigs that are very expensive, in the end the DT doesn't care what you lay it out with, the part that matters is how it supports your process of cutting them.

The LV set is the one I most commonly see people using, or if you want a custom angle a small bevel gauge works well.

Take care,

Jim

Re: Dovetail Layout tool

hunter

>I have th lie nielsen one and it is a sweet little tool. That being said I still find myself using a tiny bevel and a tiny square that I got as a set from my dad a couple of years ago.

I usually use my saw and freehand them.

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

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Where's the fun in that? :)

Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)

>Hi Mark

I was recently given the LN dovetail marker. This appears to be a blinged version of Rob Cosman's design. It is very nice, comes with 1:6 and 1:7 angles...

The one I have been using for a few years is the WoodJoy. This is a compact and solid tool (but a tad too small for comfort). Comes in 1:6 and 1:8

Making your own is very easy. I posted pictures of two I made recently. The blingy one is 1:7 and the Jarrah is 1:8

Of course, it is easy enough to cut dovetails without a marker (although I would still mark across the board), but where is the fun in that?!

Regards from Perth

Derek

:)

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

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Alert, alert ! . . .

SteveM

>Saw that Bridge City tri-fold dovetail layout tool last night on the bay ! Oh, Mama, you WANT that one !