Special Feature — Dovetail Jig 'ShootOut' (through
dovetails only)
I am asked so often
to answer the question:
"Which
dovetail jig should I get?"
It's a fair question — just one that I
can't answer without asking a whole bunch of other questions. Even
then, my answer would be very subjective. There are a lot of very
good dovetail jigs available to us. If they can help me make good
dovetails — I like them.
I call it a shoot out
— that sort of gets your attention. But, at the end of
this effort, I do not expect to name "The Editor's Choice." I
will try to detail the pros and cons of each jig.
I will also try to include these
factors:
How easy it is to learn;
How good are the instructions;
The quality of the final dovetail;
The quality of the jig; and
Special pluses and minuses;
And of course, there will be the
usual step-by-step of both getting the jig ready and making the
joint.
Dovetail Jig Menu
It is not physically possible to review all
the jigs at once. To review them properly, we will
probably do one every other week. This menu is created to list the jigs
alphabetically. The
order that jigs are reviewed does not constitute a preference.
