Festool Carbide Dovetail Cutter HW S8 D20/26/10° 20 mm Diameter 8 mm Shank

Overview

Festool Dovetail Cutter HW S8 D20/26/10° for Open Dovetail Joints At a Glance: Carbide dovetail cutter with a 20 mm cutting diameter, 26 mm cutting length, 10° dovetail angle and 8 mm shank. Designed for the Festool VS 600 with the SZO 20 template. Bring the distinctive appearance of traditional dovetail joinery to your woodworking with the Festool HW S8 D20/26/10° dovetail cutter. This carbide cutter produces the angled profile required for open dovetail joints, making it a useful accessory for furniture, drawers and decorative solid timber assemblies. Used with a compatible router, the VS 600 jointing system and the SZO 20 template, it helps turn carefully prepared components into repeatable, accurately matched corner joints. The exposed interlocking pattern becomes part of the finished piece, adding a clear expression of craftsmanship. What is an open dovetail joint? An open dovetail, also called a through dovetail, has interlocking tails and pins visible on both adjoining faces. Its tapered geometry mechanically interlocks the components, while accurately prepared surfaces and suitable adhesive complete the assembly. Product Highlights • Purpose-made dovetail geometry: Forms the angled tail profile for the SZO 20 open dovetail system. • Carbide cutting material: HW cutting edges provide wear resistance for woodworking applications. • 20 mm cutting diameter: Matched to the corresponding Festool template arrangement. • 10° dovetail angle: Produces the specified tapered joint profile. • 8 mm shank: Fits a correctly sized router collet. • System-based accuracy: Works with the router, copying ring and template to guide the cut. Product Compatibility • Festool OF 900 and OF 1000: Listed compatible routers, subject to the correct collet and template accessories. • Festool OF 1010 and OF 1010 R: Suitable with the appropriate 8 mm collet and guide arrangement. • Festool OF 1400: Suitable with the correct collet and router-specific copying ring. • Festool VS 600: Intended for use with the base unit and SZO 20 open dovetail template. • SZO 20 template kit 491153: The associated template system is specified for workpiece thicknesses of 14–25 mm. Check the complete routing setup Joint accuracy depends on using the correct cutter, template, copying ring and router settings together. The SZO 20 template kit’s supplied copying rings are for the OF 1010; suitable OF 1400 copying rings must be ordered separately. The cutter’s 26 mm cutting length does not replace the template system’s workpiece thickness limits.