Blackburn Tools 9 inch Dovetail Kit Review - Thumbs Down. 

I ordered my 4th Lie Nielson saw on a Thursday and got it on the following Monday. He may have a good product but with his customer service, forget it. I have the Veritas dovetail saw also and the handle is my favorite out of all the saws I own. Thanks for the review. I'll pass it on to a friend that bought one from him and is still wondering where his saw is.

I think I responded to your post on Reddit when you showed parts finally arrived.. I have one lousy twelve inch plate on order for a year now, with no feed back from Blackburn of any kind. In my previous dealing with them they have always been somewhat slow but this is absurd. Like you said he most likely works in batches for efficiency so a plate should be pretty straight forward to fulfill. I bought the ten inch dovetail template from him three years ago and made cherry handle that turned out great. I prefer folded backs and used that on my saw. The plate on back order is to replace a worn down Atkins saw. With those hams for hands you may want to consider extra large handle. The hardest part of making saw is slot so go slow on that part. And drilling plate can be tough too. Good luck on your saw. I feel letting others know about how suppliers treat customers is a noble thing to do.

Good review about the saw and transparency about the seller. No experience to share about them. Nice to see your face and shirt logo.

Just to show all sides, I ordered just a saw plate March 20th and received it March 26. Thanks!

Thanks for this. I had an order placed in October last year, so good to hear there is planned resolution by Blackburn.

It's clearly a small operation that's overwhelmed. But at the same time his prices are low because he's keeping his overhead down. It's easy to say business is booming so expand. But that's huge risk. Long waits from individual craftsmen is pretty par for the course. There's only so much a guy can do in a day.

Your points are all valid and valuable. Keep with it.

Thank you for the absolute honesty and transparency. Even with this being a negative review, I feel as though you still approached this in a very respectful manner; that, in and of itself, speaks multitudes towards your character and why I trust your reviews.

Before the pandemic hit and hand tool wood working was not popular Blackburn tool was about the only place to get parts to fix or make a saw. You are not the only one dealing with this. Just saying.