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This tip comes a little late for me. 😂 I spent about $400 on the Leigh D4 Dovetail Jig so I could build a cradle for my son, using beautiful dovetails. He outgrew the cradle in a few weeks and will be 24 tomorrow. I haven't used that Leigh Jig ever since! (But I have great plans to use it!) But hey StumpyJames, thanks for another great video. I've been a fan for decades. I DO miss the old, tongue-in-cheek sarcasm from way back, but I understand that the world has changed. Keep up the excellent work, and wishing you the best with your continued success.

After 35 years practice I'm pretty good at splitting a pencil line with a Japanese saw, but I still dislike chopping the waste away from the pin board; your router jig will make that removal much quicker and more accurate; thanks!

I like this idea. I'll try it. Good idea for us less experienced folks to start out on pine until you figure it out.

I made one of these jigs soon after I started woodworking and I have cut my best dovetails with it. 😊

Thanks, this inspires me to use my router more. I barely have room for a table saw let alone a router table. I appreciate your simple yet practical jigs.

That's just brilliant, James! Thanks a bunch! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

I don't own one of these ... yet. You've encouraged me!

Thanks, that looks far easier than setting up the expensive dovetail jig that I bought and is gathering dust in my workshop because it is too fiddly to use for one off projects. I reckon that I could make your jig in and set it up in about a quarter of the time that it takes to set up the one that I bought.

I have a trim router in my shop. I wish I used it as capably as you are in this video. Thanks for the instruction.

Trying my hand at dove tails shortly. If the hand made ones are too onerous I will try these. Thanks, you always have such good tips and videos.

That is an awesome jig and a super simple one to boot! Great video

i've been impressed with your videos after browsing them the last few days. as a woodworker in industry, i gotta say i've done many things with a trim router outside of its normal usage and i can say fairly authoritatively that a 1/4 hp router just isn't up to the task of that much milling for very long.

Great information, presented entertainingly and concisely. As always, thanks much, James.

Always good to see your jigs !

Always love your videos, clear, concise, and inspiring. Maybe I'll get to those dovetail boxes I've been putting off sometime later this year when work travel slows down.

thanks

Very slick, Jim. I think Glen Huey published a similar method for through-dovetails in Popular Woodworking quite a ways back. In his method, you created a template which bore a resemblance to fingers on the end of a board, the width of which matched the width of the drawers you were making. He recommended making the template using a dado stack on your table saw! Then make the pins using a dovetail bit and the template, and a bandsaw to make the tails. Unless one plans to make a LOT of the same size dovetail joints, your method is far simpler. Thank you.

Thank you for another great helpful and educational video. Really appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge. Thank you!

Most people like to try and over complicate dovetails; however, you seem to simplify them significantly. Thanks!

good work and results sir

Amazing as always.

Nice jig!

Great idea, and helpful video, thanks!

Thank you H. I would try always looking for a easy-to-use jig on dovetails.

Another after you see James do it … duh, why didn’t I think of that moment.

Like all, especially the orange magnacut in CF. The one thing Benchmade still gets wrong is the pricing structure.

What about using an oscillating multi-tool? Wouldn't that have more control than a hand held jigsaw, if we don't have a band saw?

I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.

Thank you. Been considering dovetail jig, price a bit too high.

Awesome video!

I am amazed by you. Can I copy your work?

Wait WHUAT?! You did dove tails on PINE?! Impossible

ottimo lavoro

How do I to see bottom link where you add extra information

So many videos say that there are “links” below the video, all I see is a comments area. Where are the links that you mention?

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I have a question hoping you can answer. I don't want to name drop so not sure how to proceed, but I saw a youtuber use some sort of jig to turn a table saw into a jointer. I love your safety videos and all your detailed explanations. My husband and I just started and we realize now all the stupid mistakes we made. I saw in one of your videos how you talked about using the table saw for only even pieces and using a jointer prior to table saw use. This other video was intriguing due to costs of extra machinery, it looked sus, but I'm obviously a beginner. I could post the video or a name or title if you have the time to view it? Maybe could be another safety video in the works.

The description for the jig plan says free, but when completing the order, there is a $5 charge,

..... or even a coping saw

how do you mark the pins presicely? they are very narrow

“I have a video about pins. You’ll find it pinned to the comment section.” 😂🎉

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I wonder what that long haired Canadian from New Brunswick would comment?

No No No No No, just learn to cut them by hand. It’s not that hard and the satisfaction you get from hand cut dovetails will never be equaled by any semi-machine cut dovetails. Do it the old way, the right way!

If they look like they are hand cut, and they are not you are offering a piece of work that's a fraud. Hand cut dovetails require time, patience, and a degree of hand tool skill that must be earned, and that is what you are showcasing. Blurring the line between hand cut and machine cut can lead to customers not knowing the difference, and not caring. I've cut over 4,000 by hand, and had to learn all of the associated skills needed to maintain the tools. I've also seen finished work with machine cut dovetails advertised as "museum quality". I'd rather see you encourage hand tool skills to produce these.