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: 57.0 CAD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (6 reviews)

$57.00 - $57.00

$57.00

$57.00 - $57.00

$57.00

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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.

Great little helper

Used correctly, this little tool will improve just about anyone's dovetails. It really should be paired with the 3/4 dovetail saw and the marking tool. It worked very well for me the first day I tried it.

Dovetail shim

I've only had a chance for a couple of tests, but this shim means I don't have to do much, if any, trimming. The dovetails fit right off the saw. Very simple and easy to use. What a great idea!

Checks all the boxes

Hand tools should be judged by Form, Fit, and Function. This simple, precise tool checks all the boxes. Great inovation!

Thanks for the Full & 3/4 shims

Thanks again for the shims, they both work GREAT!

Improved

Much improved dovetail thanks to the offset tool.

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