tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post8951377829893098066..comments2022-02-25T10:50:38.538-08:00Comments on Oregon Woodworker by Andy Margeson: Dovetails are for the birds, part IIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-57660891555769079412016-09-10T02:45:34.456-07:002016-09-10T02:45:34.456-07:00I use that tool that he wrote about in the comment...I use that tool that he wrote about in the comment above. Making that square line across the end grain allows me to concentrate on sawing the angle rather then trying to do both.<br />Your dovetails look awfully good for oak. I don't have a a lot of hardwood dovetailing under my belt. Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-56152829391388389132016-09-09T13:12:20.097-07:002016-09-09T13:12:20.097-07:00Congrats. I am a new woodworker myself. Last yea...Congrats. I am a new woodworker myself. Last year I was at a Lie-Nielsen event. There was a gentleman by the name of Glen Drake there. He had knife like tool (might have been technically a scraper) that you could use across the top of the wood that would leave a mark like your chisel but the line was the same width as the kerf of his (and many standard) saws. Might be worth looking into.HoningTheEdgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398721470046642249noreply@blogger.com