Reminds me of a recent statement on another forum. "I have never seen this done where it was invisible." My answer is, "How could you possibly know?"
I simply refuse to saw off a neck that has a perfectly good dovetail. Even the most stubborn dovetail joint can be separated by removing part or all of the fingerboard, exposing the joint. Then I drill it several times with a long thin bit. After that, steam and/or heat will allow it to be removed with an intact dovetail. The material removed from drilling and resurfacing is replaced by using thicker shims during reassembly. Shimming the dovetail is normally required when doing a reset.
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