Can the LV Fillister Plane work as a Dovetail Plane?

[George Israel]

Can this plane

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...30,41182,48945

work like this plane?

http://www.fine-tools.com/G301049.htm

[Frank Strazza]

Hello George,

I use the sliding dovetail plane quite frequently to do tapered sliding dovetails and it works well. The only problem is that you will have to modify the nicker. I modified mine by rounding it slightly and then sharpening it. I did get my dovetail plane from Lee Valley tools.

So far as using their moving fillister plane, I think it would work if you attached an angled fence to the existing fence.

Hope this helps,

Frank

[Jim Koepke]

The problem with using a fillister plane for a dovetail is the angle between the side and the sole.

Here is a picture of them side by side:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,230,41182

The plane has to form the tail and the shoulder together.

jim