Regular Shawn Shim Dovetail Offset Tool

Name: Regular Shawn Shim Dovetail Offset Tool
Brand: RC Woodworking Hand Tools, Inc
SKU: RCSA-002
Price: 56.0 CAD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.94 (104 reviews)

$56.00 - $56.00

$56.00

$56.00 - $56.00

$56.00

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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 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 regular dovetail saw, which requires a kerf thickness of .024 inches. The regular 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.

3/4 inch x 3/4 inch wide. 1-1/2 inches tall.

Four offset sides: .023, .024, .025, .026 of an inch thickness.

Offset amount engraved on each end of the shim.

Weight: 100 grams

Made in Canada.

Very helpful dovetail tool

I bought the Shawn Shim when I purchased the Cosman Dovetail saw. I had some difficulty using it initially but after watching a couple of videos I used it to make a small box with 3/8 sapele. It worked perfectly and helped make the tightest dovetail joints I have ever produced. Hard to believe a small piece of brass could do that.

Shaw Shim

Works as advertised and is a great companion to Rob's dovetail marking knife.

Getting into Rob Cosman way of dovetailing

This is my first approach....so far, good experience.

Great shortcut

Just learning to hand cut dovetails, this little shortcut makes it easy to match the offset of the saw kerf.

Great tools.

Tried it for the 1st time for my first hand cut dovetails. It worked really well. I was impressed with the packaging and the case to keep it protected. You can't go wrong investing in Rob Cosman tools! Now I just need to practice more before I show off my work.

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