Watched a guy cut dovetails with a handsaw at a job site in Toledo last week and it hit me how much I lean on my router jig now

Jade Lee · 2026-10-09T08:05:03.512621+00:00

I was doing trim work on a porch rebuild off Monroe Street and the lead guy, Dale, knocked out a full drawer box by hand in about 20 minutes while I was still setting up my jig. Fifteen years ago that would've been me, but somewhere along the way I stopped reaching for the backsaw. Not saying the jig is wrong, it's faster on a run of 10 drawers, but watching him made me wonder what I've lost. Anybody here still cut them by hand on smaller jobs, or did you all move on too?

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Watched a guy cut dovetails with a handsaw at a job site in Toledo last week and it hit me how much I lean on my router jig now | Carpenters - Thought Shares