A Dovetail Saw
is a traditional small saw which has a fine blade which is thinner
and shorter than a
tenon saw blade
with a blade length of 8" - 10". The Dovetail Saw has a hard spine,
traditionally and typically a brass spine or steel spine.
A Dovetail Saw is used typically for dovetail work and other fine work
such as cutting mouldings.
Dovetail Saws usually have between 14 - 24 teeth per inch (TPI).
The teeth on a dovetail saw can be configured to be:
Or they can be a hybrid of the two called a 'Universal' tooth; these tend to be seen on some plastic handle saws.
The spine on a dovetail saw is there to give the blade strength and rigidity,
it also gives the blade weight and balance.
The spine also became a prime place of advertisement with manufacturers
stamping their name on the front of the spine often along with other
details such as town/city or/and country of manufacture.
Advertisement is also usually etched on the blade, some of which are/have
been very artisitic. This etching often gives extra details beyond
what is stamped on the spine including a company logo and sometimes
a company slogan.
A dovetail saw tradionally had and still often has a wooden handle
which is of open handle design. The wooden handle was/is secured to
the blade with the use of usually two or three brass (sometimes steel)
button nuts or split-nuts.
There have been a number of dovetail saw makers in the past, with a few present makers. Below are a list of a few well known dovetail saw manufacturers:
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