Loading…
16
Hot take: I stopped cutting dadoes by hand after a job in Tulsa cost me two weekends
For a long time I cut every dado with a backsaw and chisel, mostly because my old shop only had a contractor table saw with a wobble in the arbor. Two weekends vanished on a single maple bookcase for a client in Tulsa, and I finally broke down and bought a stack dado set for $180. The first cabinet I ran through it took me 40 minutes instead of 6 hours, and the fit was tighter than anything I ever got by hand. Now I only reach for the chisel when the dado has to stop short of an edge, which is maybe twice a month. I still flatten the bottoms with a shoulder plane because the set leaves tiny ridges. Has anyone here found a good way to cut stopped dadoes fast without the hand work?
1 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In1 Comment
paul1176d ago
Same reason I quit folding fitted sheets. Life's too short.
1