RicodJour wrote:

On Jul 21, 5:23Â*pm, John wrote:
I just read the post on the Akida Jig, and my first impression was
that it looks really cool, and easy to use, and is way out of my
budget (especailly when you add shipping).

But, I have to ask myself is there really a need for a $460 dovetail
jig these days? Â*There's been a lot of posts lately about how glue
joints are stronger than the wood, so the advantages of dovetail
joints to me seems dated now. Â*As far as I'm aware, box joints are
stronger, faster and cheaper than dovetails (I built a box-joint jig
for around $40. Â*It even has a clamp for sacrifical wood to prevent
tearout, which the dovetail jigs still don't seem to have...).

Learn to chop them by hand. DAGS "Frank Klausz dovetail" to see how
fast it can be done.*

So, are dovetails going to be a tell-tale sign of the age of furniture
the same way Knapp joints are now, or is there some reason that they
will continue to be used?

Dovetails will _absolutely_ stop being used...as soon as we run out of
wood, wood-substitutes and people who appreciate quality.

R

* Your speed may vary by -0/+1000%

... and the above is the operative word. I could work to do the dovetails
by hand, but one mis-cut and I've wasted a lot of time. Once a jig is set
up, while there is potential for error, it is minimized.


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