Reply To: Tear out when chopping dovetails Welcome! / Forums / General Woodworking Discussions / Woodworking Methods and Techniques / Tear out when chopping dovetails / Reply To: Tear out when chopping dovetails SPowers 14 April 2017 at 1:44 pm #311103 It is easier to keep a tool sharp, than to get a tool sharp! (Strop and test my tools constantly. Takes 15 seconds. Rarely have to use stones.) Settings