CountryBoy19
Stainless
- Joined
- Aug 14, 2012
- Location
- Bedford, IN
Having conquered scraping flats I'm now working on dovetails and it's a whole new ballgame. I'm currently having an issue that I think is related to not getting deep enough into the dovetail.
I have a Dapra blade that Rich let me borrow that he has already beveled the top edge etc. I have some relief in the corner but I'm not sure I have enough. I just don't want to over-do the relief so I'm hesitant to go further. What is the thinnest you can bevel the end of a scraper blade? Maybe I need to get my own (don't want to modify Rich's) and bevel it more?
Without getting too specific (yet) is there a youtube video or a good article I can read on corner relief for scraping in the dovetails?
On a side-note, I'm using a regular hacksaw blade to get my relief; I read that a power hacksaw blade makes a good tool for relief but have no sources for them without going to ebay and/or buying new. Unless I'm mistaken there really is no limit on how the relief gets in there right? I've heard some even use a cutting wheel on an angle grinder. Is that an acceptable way to get a bit more relief?
I'm currently unable to post pictures; having internet troubles.
I have a Dapra blade that Rich let me borrow that he has already beveled the top edge etc. I have some relief in the corner but I'm not sure I have enough. I just don't want to over-do the relief so I'm hesitant to go further. What is the thinnest you can bevel the end of a scraper blade? Maybe I need to get my own (don't want to modify Rich's) and bevel it more?
Without getting too specific (yet) is there a youtube video or a good article I can read on corner relief for scraping in the dovetails?
On a side-note, I'm using a regular hacksaw blade to get my relief; I read that a power hacksaw blade makes a good tool for relief but have no sources for them without going to ebay and/or buying new. Unless I'm mistaken there really is no limit on how the relief gets in there right? I've heard some even use a cutting wheel on an angle grinder. Is that an acceptable way to get a bit more relief?
I'm currently unable to post pictures; having internet troubles.