Comments on: Cut Dovetails With A Mortising Machine http://toolmonger.com/2008/12/22/cut-dovetails-with-a-mortising-machine/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:57:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Gary http://toolmonger.com/2008/12/22/cut-dovetails-with-a-mortising-machine/#comment-713091 Gary Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:30:24 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=17332#comment-713091 Interesting. Makes me wonder though. I'd assume that woodworkers are more likely to have a dovetail jig of some kind as opposed to a mortiser. Of the ones that I know, they have a dovetail jig or they have both. I can't think of any that have a mortiser, but not a dovetail jig. Granted, that's just the folks I know, but is there going to be much of a market for this? Interesting. Makes me wonder though. I’d assume that woodworkers are more likely to have a dovetail jig of some kind as opposed to a mortiser. Of the ones that I know, they have a dovetail jig or they have both. I can’t think of any that have a mortiser, but not a dovetail jig.

Granted, that’s just the folks I know, but is there going to be much of a market for this?

]]> By: james b http://toolmonger.com/2008/12/22/cut-dovetails-with-a-mortising-machine/#comment-712232 james b Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:05:47 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=17332#comment-712232 I do some exposed joinery with a mortising machine, but mostly thru tenons and square pins to hold them in. Looks like it would be easier to machine cut a regular square mortise back from the end grain a little way to prevent tearout, then go in with a bandsaw, jigsaw, or hand saw to to cut the angle. Easier than trying to keep that thing sharp. But the either a standard hollow chisel mortise, or this new bit, would leave a nice flat bottom on the dovetail. I do some exposed joinery with a mortising machine, but mostly thru tenons and square pins to hold them in. Looks like it would be easier to machine cut a regular square mortise back from the end grain a little way to prevent tearout, then go in with a bandsaw, jigsaw, or hand saw to to cut the angle. Easier than trying to keep that thing sharp. But the either a standard hollow chisel mortise, or this new bit, would leave a nice flat bottom on the dovetail.

]]> By: Jason http://toolmonger.com/2008/12/22/cut-dovetails-with-a-mortising-machine/#comment-711208 Jason Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:06:31 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=17332#comment-711208 Interesting idea, but the end product doesn't look very good. It seems there's a bit of chipout. It would also be nice to see how this looks with a hardwood like cherry, instead of the pine or poplar (looks that way to me, at least) they used. Interesting idea, but the end product doesn’t look very good. It seems there’s a bit of chipout. It would also be nice to see how this looks with a hardwood like cherry, instead of the pine or poplar (looks that way to me, at least) they used.

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