Home made jig for handsawing dovetails

Jun 23, 2005 5 Replies

Within the past few months I saw an item in a magazine describing a small dovetail jig for handsawing tails.



The jig comprised a pair of crossed pieces of wood with the end of one of them having slanted at the dovetail angle and a rare earth magnet inset into that surface to attract and hold a dozuki at the correct angle.



Now I can't find the magazine item which I would like to review before making such a jig and trying it out, but I can't seem to find it. I usually read Fine Woodworking, Woodsmith and ShopNotes but also browse other mags as I encounter them.



Can anyone out there tell me where I saw this?



Thanks in advance.



Larry


Larry,

Can't tell you about the magazine article but Lee Valley

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sells a nice setup for doing just that.

Bob S.

Lee Valley sell one, in extruded aluminium.

(Who else would it be, selling magnet gadgets?)

...and I'm happily using them...they work pretty well.

yours, Michael

Greetings, these may be of help

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down a bit on the second link.

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