I’m wanting to increase my hand tool skill set and since I’ve acquired a dovetail plane, want to tackle the sliding joint as well. I’m looking for advice from anyone who’s used the ECE saw — it looks like a good idea but haven’t found any articles on whether or not their better than using a crosscut miter saw and a guide block. The one feature that appeals to me is being able to set the depth. Matter of fact, it almost looks like it would be a fairly simple matter to make this tool using a replacement blade for a quality miter saw. Any comments or experiences are welcome — Thanks, John
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Why not post your message under "Hand Tools"? THat is where I would have put it. No guarantee of success, but what the heck. Good Luck.
Mel
I believe you will have better luck if you refer to it as a "stair" saw, which is what they are commonly known. I use a carcase saw when I want to make wedged sliding dovetails, for a normal sliding dovetail I just use the router. I believe Derek Cohen has a tutorial in his site about making sliding dovetails with a saw. IMO a stair saw is too short to use for sliding dovetails, going by sections pushing the stair saw will increase the likelihood of error or uneven cuts, OTOH, your idea of switching the blade for dadoes or cross cuts is a good one, it might work. The blade is only $46, I say give it a shot, you might be on to something.
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