How to Start a Saw Cut
There’s perhaps nothing more humbling than attempting to start a saw cut and failing miserably. Either the blade jumps off target and blemishes your board, or even worse – it doesn’t budge. Below, Megan walks you through how to start a saw cut so you won’t end up with hurt feelings. Or hurt wood.
And the dovetail layout video mentioned below? Here’s a link.
Thank you for another great bit of instruction! Do you think making a small knife cut is useful - like a half V (with the angled portion in the waste of course) would be a good practice? I've taken to doing that with larger saws in typical stock prep. Also, re your preference for minimal set - I certainly agree and would consider a light stoning (per "Set & File") to help with the break-in process - any thoughts on that?
Great point and awesome tips for cutting dovetails. Thanks for another great video. 👍👍👍👍👍