About two months ago I made a new dovetail saw. I've made about a dozen over the years, and been sharpening my own for a little longer. Sharpening and setting teeth is a skill that all hand toolers must master - in the same way as one needs to be able to sharpen plane and chisel blades.
This is not difficult to master: the right file, a saw vise, good light, a magnifier if you have old eyes (like mine). Old eyes penalises one when setting the teeth, especially new teeth. I have a method to deal with this.
Here is the saw ...
Why another dovetail saw? Well, I have a bunch of these with different teeth - some for thin boards, some for thick boards, soft wood and hard wood. The motivation for making this saw is that I was curious about a thin-plate dovetail saw. Isaac Smith at Blackburn Tools supplied the 0.015” thick plate, which came machine filed (i.e. not sharpened) at 16 ppi with 5 degrees of rake.
Details on making this saw, sharpening and setting the teeth, are found on my website: http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTo ... ilSaw.html
Regards from Perth
Derek