3/4 Shawn Shim Dovetail Offset Tool

Name: 3/4 Shawn Shim Dovetail Offset Tool
Brand: RC Woodworking Hand Tools, Inc
SKU: RCSA-001
Price: 40.0 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (17 reviews)

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One of the most difficult tasks in hand cutting dovetails is accurately transferring the tails and precisely sawing the pins. Rob's improved method of transferring tails to the pin board by offsetting the tailboard by the thickness of the saw kerf takes all the guess work out of where to saw.

Offsetting by the exact thickness can be challenging, but the 3/4 Shawn Shim helps improve your offset accuracy. The brainchild of one of our Purple Heart Project alumni, we named the shim in honor of him.

Precisely milled to work with our 3/4 dovetail saw, which requires a kerf thickness of .019 inches. The 3/4 Shawn Shim has four different offsets to allow you to tighten or loosen the fit of the dovetails as needed.

CNC milled from solid brass.

5/8 inch x 5/8 inch wide. 1-1/4 inches tall.

Four offset sides: .018, .019, .020, .021 of an inch thickness.

Offset amount engraved on each end of the shim.

Weight: 100 grams

Made in Canada.

Matches my Japanese razor saw

This winter i resolved to get better at cutting dovetail joints after finishing my Chris Gochnour inspired woodworking bench. I had a razor pull saw and tried using metal shim gauges to set up the offset between the tail and pin cuts. It just got too complicated.
The block is nicely machined and can be lightly clamped to the side of the pins board without stress.

So simpel, aber so genial.
Auch wenn, aufgrund von Versand, Steuer, Zoll und Gebühren der Preis fast verdoppelt, ist das unscheinbare Teil ein absoluter Gamechanger. Ich habe im ersten Versuch damit, eine Schwalbenschwanzverbindung machen können, die so perfekt sitzt, dass ich sie nicht mal leimen musste.

So simple, but so brilliant.

Even if, due to shipping, tax, customs and fees, the price is almost doubled, the inconspicuous part is an absolute game changer. I was able to make a dovetail joint in the first attempt that sits so perfectly, that I didn't even have to glue it.

It definitely works

Takes a few tries but once you get the hang of saw to left for right movement and saw right for left movement. You will find what I mean when you use it. It is easy to use once you have the hang of that. It definitely works.

Awesome tool

Makes dove tails easy

Works perfectly. Can’t do without.

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