On Jan 1, 5:45*pm, petek wrote:
I have a cabinet to make with a couple of drawers. I'm considering
hand cutting dovetails for the drawers and for top rails of the
carcase. When I have cut dovetails previously I have used a tenon saw
or a "Junior" hacksaw with reasonable results, but I'm wondering if it
would be worthwhile buying a specialist dovetail saw. There appear to
be various types and makes available on the web including pull saws.
Any advice or recommendations?

I only cut dovetails once in a blue moon so I don't want to spend a
lot of money on a machine jig. I also get more pleasure from "hand"
woodwork than "machine" woodwork.

TIA
Pete

The box joints and dovetails I've hand-cut have been small-scale. The
two pull saws I've used work well for the job, once you learn how to
use them. The first one I bought several years ago, was a Shark Saw
fine cut double saw. It has 17 and 9 tpi and cost less than $20. The
second one I bought last year was an Irwin fine detail pull saw. It
has a 7 1/4 inch blade with 22 tpi and cost around $15. Both have
removable "replacable" blades, but I think the blades are about as
expensive as a new saw. Still these are inexpensive if you want to
try this style saw out. I was happy with both saws, and wish I hadn't
given the small one away.