Unpopular opinion: hand cut dovetails are overrated for most jobs

I spent 6 months forcing myself to do them on every drawer until a production build for a kitchen remodel made me switch to a jig. The jig cut my time from 45 minutes per drawer to 8 minutes and the client was happier with the fit. Anyone else feel like some traditional methods just slow you down without adding real value?

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robin_wright12d ago

Still using the jig for production work or did you go back to hand cutting for personal builds?

the_joel12d ago

The jig's been good for repeat cuts... hand cutting feels more personal though.