Rob Cosman's Dovetail Marking Knife Plus Regular Saw Tooth Blade –

This is the best marking knife on the market for marking out dovetail joints with Robs's Regular Dovetail Saw. Visit and learn why.

For over thirty years one of my most trusted dovetail tools has been my old red marking knife.  Taking the best of my old marking knife and adding some improvements, we have created the best knife for transferring tails to your pin board.  I think you will find this knife to be your missing link for transferring your tails to the pin board and cutting perfectly mating pins.

• The knife body is made of metal and is surprisingly hefty.

• Two piece body with space to store a second blade.

• The rectangular handle will register in your hand to help you “feel” the blade's position.

• Comes with our Making Knife Blade and my Regular Saw Tooth Blade.

• .Replacement blades available.

Straight Marking Knife Blade:

• This straight blade is designed for tracing tails onto the pin-board using traditional marking techniques.

• Radius tip “track’s” in the end grain.

• Wide at the blade tip for better registration against the tail.

Regular Saw-Tooth Blade:

• Designed specifically for use with my dovetail transfer technique.

• Made of the same blade material as my regular Dovetail Saw, .024 inch thick kerf.

• Regular Saw Tooth Blade has 22 TPI so it fits into the kerf easily.

• Allows you to saw a starting kerf in the pin-board.

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Hand-cut dovetail issues

An improvement on the Rob Cosman dovetail marking method: using a one-kerf reference block to avoid balancing a marking gauge. You can even just use a flat block with layers of painters

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