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During
final assembly, I noticed an issue with how the jaws might hold
a small dovetail saw. The face on the jaws was too wide and
wouldn't allow a dovetail saw's teeth to project over the top
of the jaws. I disassembled the vise and used a shoulder plane
(with a wooden batten as a fence) to form a 3/16" deep
rabbet along the jaw face's lower edge. This rabbet allows clearance
for a dovetail saw's spine and makes it possible for the
saw blade to project sufficiently for jointing and sharpening.
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| The
saw vise before the relief cut |
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The relief cut allows clearance for a dovetail saw's spine.
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I
noticed another improvement opportunity. Plan A's saw vise featured
a cut-out to one side of the jaws that allowed it to hold a
saw without resorting to removing the handle. I decided to duplicate
that feature. I laid out the cut and used my bandsaw to increase
the relief on the right-hand side of the jaw assembly. I'm right
handed and will most likely always install saws with the handle
to my right. However, if a problem arises, I can flip the vise
180° and work from the opposite direction. |
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