New Product:  "The Accurate Guide" for Precise Dados and Sliding Dovetails

With the blocks in place (arrow shows the forward block), Beth can make the second cut.
	Beth tests the fit. She was able to get a corner started but not the whole edge. She asked for the rubber mallet, but I suggested that the jig had a better way.
Beth rips a business card in two and inserts each between the wood spacers and the jig. The instructions suggest that this will allow a smoother fit and add just enough space in the dado to provide a glue line.
	She makes the cut with the card in place and tries out the fit. It is perfect!
Now that we have gone though the procedure once, I have found a scrap of 1/2" walnut to make our next test run — actually, I think the walnut was a little proud of 1/2". The nice thing is that we don't need to measure or find the exact bit.    Beth starts by closing the jig. The arrows point to the two knurled knobs that lock the jig.
	She has moved the fence to a new position and is now making her first pass.
Beth tries the walnut and it doesn't fit. It may be a 1/16th over.
	She inserts scrap of the walnut in the jig and tightens the knobs.
After making the second pass, she tries the walnut in the dado. It fits but is very tight — too tight for gluing.
	As before, she inserts half of a business card in both ends.
She makes the final cut.
	Well, what do you think? Is that a perfect dado or what? In a world where stock thickness varies so, it is nice to have a jig that you can set so easily to the exact piece of wood — and not measurements.    From what Beth and I have seen so far, "Accurate Guide" from Accurate Woodworking Tools performs exactly as it should. I first thought that the price of about $60 was high for doing what I have done manually for years, but now I think it is well worth it. It gives total accuracy to dados. Next week, I will check it on sliding dovetails — for sure, I have had problems getting these right when doing by eye. Check out their site — it is one of the best I have seen.