I'd love to see ne, or better yet, have one to play with.

Joe

 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Taggart [mailto:wtaggart@c...] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:58 PM
To: joe@j...; 'James Thompson'
Cc: oldtools@r...
Subject: RE: [OldTools] Re: 3-Minute Dovetails

The blade does not need to turn or twist in the kerf.  The transition from
vertical to horizontal is not immediate - it is a diagonal transition so
that the leading end of the horizontal plane of the blade is sort of like
the very tip of a keyhole or pad saw - very thin - then the horizontal plane
widens as you push the saw forward - so as you push the saw forward you stop
making a vertical kerf and start making a horizontal kerf.

Kinda hard to describe, but if you saw the blade up close, you'd see how it
works.

- Bill T.

-----Original Message-----
From: oldtools-bounces@r...
[mailto:oldtools-bounces@r...] On Behalf Of Joseph
Sullivan
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 4:58 PM
To: 'James Thompson'
Cc: oldtools@r...
Subject: RE: [OldTools] Re: 3-Minute Dovetails

Yes, but it went down a kerf-wide slot and didn't seem to have anywhere to
turn inside the kerf -- let alone to turn flat and cut flat.

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