MLBS Dovetail cutting tool for sliding wooden patchboxes?

[Frozen Run]

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with the dovetail cutting tool for sliding wooden patchboxes from muzzleloader builder supply and what they thought of it? Thank you.

[B.Barker]

No I haven't used or seen it but I made one from scrap wood and a piece of 1084 and a 1/4" nut.

[Jakob]

That is nifty and totally why I have a 3D printer. Better still, I can make a reverse one for shaping the key.

[rich pierce]

Is this used to cut the dovetail or the mortise or both? If for the dovetail, it’s a scraping action? Thanks.

[duca]

Very cool, keep us posted how it worked

[Jim Kibler]

Years ago, Tom Curran made a dandy plane for cutting dovetails on lids.  Not sure if anyone remembers or if photos are still around.

Jim

[Tim Crosby]

Years ago, Tom Curran made a dandy plane for cutting dovetails on lids.  Not sure if anyone remembers or if photos are still around.

Jim

  I remembered it too, it was awhile ago and it took me awhile to find it:

    https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=5031.msg47553#msg47553

 Be sure to see the link to his Blog with better Pix and plans. Thanks Bud...

     Tim

[wogden]

An option would be to scribe bottom with something like a Stanley router plane, hog down with a flat chisel and then finish with 3-cornered file with one safe edge & chisel edge ground on the end.l

[RichG]

I have one I purchased for a gun I built in 2014. Very easy to use and cuts box and lid. Works like the one B. Barker posted a photo of.

[Jim Kibler]

Thanks Tim.  Nice to see this again. 

[B.Barker]

Yes mine is used as a scraper. I made the bit to scrape on the side and bottom that way it can be used to get the right depth for the lid in the stock.