Dovetail Guide 1:8 for Hand-Cut Joinery
Pickup available at AL Jumairi Building Showroom 1,2,3
Usually ready in 24 hours
🚚 Ships from Dubai-UAE
🕐 UAE 1–2 days
⏎ 7-day returns
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Why you’ll love it
- Helps you cut clean, consistent 1:8 dovetail joints with greater confidence
- Improves accuracy and repeatability when working with hand saws
- Built-in magnetic support stabilizes your saw for smoother, straighter cuts
- Two-in-one functionality allows both angled dovetail cuts and straight cuts
- Compact, easy-to-handle size suited to regular bench work
- Designed for beginners learning joinery and experienced woodworkers refining technique
- Laser-engraved Makers Society mark reflects attention to detail and quality
Quick specs
- Brand: The Makers Society
- Tool type: Dovetail guide for hand-cut joinery
- Material: PLA 3D printed
- Angle ratio: 1:8
- Key mechanism: Magnetic saw guidance
- Best for: Hand-cut dovetail joints, precise straight saw cuts
- Skill level: Beginner to intermediate
About this dovetail guide woodworking tool
The Dovetail Guide 1:8 is designed to support woodworkers who value precision, control, and traditional hand-tool techniques. By guiding your saw at a consistent angle, it removes much of the guesswork from cutting dovetails, allowing you to focus on rhythm, accuracy, and clean execution.
Whether you are learning the fundamentals of joinery or refining established skills, this guide acts as a steady reference at the workpiece. It encourages proper saw alignment and helps maintain clean kerfs, resulting in joints that fit better and look more refined.
Performance & use cases
Cutting dovetails by hand demands consistency, and this guide delivers exactly that. The fixed 1:8 ratio is widely respected for balancing structural strength with visual elegance, making it suitable for drawers, cabinets, and fine furniture work. With the guide in place, each cut follows the same angle, improving both speed and accuracy over time.
Integrated magnets help hold your saw in position during the cut, reducing wandering and improving control. This added stability is especially useful for beginners, while experienced woodworkers appreciate the efficiency and repeatability it brings to small production runs or detailed projects.
Well suited to home workshops and training environments across the UAE, this tool supports focused, methodical work where clean joinery is a priority. It pairs naturally with a backsaw and fits easily into a compact hand-tool setup.
How to use (quick guide)
- Mark your dovetail layout clearly on the workpiece
- Position the guide flush against the wood at the cut line
- Allow the saw to rest against the guide’s face and magnetic support
- Use smooth, controlled strokes to follow the guided angle
- Repeat for consistent tails or pins across the joint
- Remove the guide and complete waste removal as usual
UAE delivery & returns
- UAE delivery: 1–2 days
- Returns: 7 days
- Shipping shown in cart at checkout.
Brand craftsmanship
The Makers Society designs tools with a focus on usability, precision, and long-term satisfaction. Each product reflects a philosophy rooted in traditional woodworking values, refined through practical experience at the workbench. Attention is given not only to accuracy, but also to how the tool feels and performs during repeated use, ensuring predictable and rewarding results.
Final note
The Dovetail Guide 1:8 is a practical addition to any hand-tool-focused workshop. By improving control and consistency, it helps you achieve cleaner joints with less frustration and more enjoyment. If precise joinery and dependable results matter to your work, this guide supports better outcomes every time you cut.
