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 (22 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.

Dovetail offset technique and shim

Both the technique and shim work well. Very repeatable process and great results. I use the same dovetail saw I cut the tails with and the .021 side of the shim to scribe the pins. Works well. A .021 “offset saw” would be a bit less awkward if available in the future.

Works as expected

I bought this to work with my Japanese pull saw and it performs perfectly.

well thought out!

This is a great, I believe if anyone but Rob Cosman him self explained and showed well this could work I wouldn’t have purchased this but its terrific. great job!

Great jig

The Shawn shim flattens the learning curve!

Learning to cut dovetails with hand tools is a steeper learning curve than I imagined. The Shawn shim helps to flatten the curve!

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