February 4, 201610 yr Pretty cool Lew. There are definitely times to use one over the other. As for me right now, I am not quite at the hand-cut stage yet anyway. I can do them, but I am soooo sloooooow. Nice battle!
February 4, 201610 yr I have done these kind of joints both way and prefer by hand. I am not the fastest doing them but they fit and look good and that is what counts in the end.... oh and i enjoy the challenge of doing it by hand. DW
February 4, 201610 yr 1 hour ago, David Sudekum said: I have done these kind of joints both way and prefer by hand. I am not the fastest doing them but they fit and look good and that is what counts in the end.... oh and i enjoy the challenge of doing it by hand. DW Also Dave, we are in the midst of the "Maker Revolution" and being able to state your joints were hand cut is a huge selling point for your projects, if your selling.
February 5, 201610 yr I'll take the jig as well. I don't sell stuff so if I was to hand cut them I'm the only one who would know.
February 6, 201610 yr They don't take all that long to do, most of it is in the layout part. Sharp saws and chisels are needed though. Since these are done as rip cuts, use a rip filed saw. Those saws with 15-20 ppi are way too slow. 9ppi or lower, works very nicely, and fast.
February 7, 201610 yr 16 hours ago, steven newman said: Those saws with 15-20 ppi are way too slow. 9ppi or lower, works very nicely, and fast. Awesome suggestion Steve!
February 9, 201610 yr I have to admit that I love my leigh jig done a few by hand, biggest were in my tage frid style workbench
February 9, 201610 yr 1 minute ago, stevem said: I have to admit that I love my leigh jig done a few by hand, biggest were in my tage frid style workbench I guess you had not choice but by hand on that one right Steve! Those types of joints should be called Eagle tails, too big to be called Dove tails.
February 16, 201610 yr I love the hand cut, but I am jig guy. Maybe one day they will all be hand cut.
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