And sometimes you screw the pooch. This one is closer to the later than the former.
I have wanted a high-end dovetail saw since forever. But I am not willing to spend the $250-$500 to have one made for me. So I decided to make one for myself. The plate is 0.017 1095 spring steel. The tote is mesquite that I slabbed myself. The entire thing is made 100% with hand tools.
And it has a horrible drift to the left. I may be able to correct it by setting the teeth. I do not have a swedge small enough to set the teeth but I did order one today. Originally, I was planning on cutting the teeth at 12 PPI but decided to go with 16 PPI to see just how thin I could get the kerf. (I should have checked the swedge I do have first.)
I cuts quickly and leaves a very smooth surface but the damn thing wants to cut in a circle! Hopefully, setting the teeth 3 or 4 thousandths will help otherwise I have nice shop trophy and learned how NOT to make a dovetail saw. The downside is, if setting the teeth does not work, I do not know what I did wrong. The plate is perfectly straight and the tote is square.
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