"marc rosen" wrote in message
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Hey Guys,
Thanks very much for your comments. Yes, I had already cut to within
a 16th (or less) of the line with my bandsaw last weekend (16 legs for
8 chairs ). I prepaerd two routing templates- for right and left hand
legs- from a master using a bearing tipped cutter. The master
template will be used for locating the mortises on the inside faces of
the back legs. But as I look at shaping the legs I got a bit (no pun
inteneded) concerned. I appreciate the comments and will head out to
get a collet end bearing bit before I start. Anyway, I enjoy keeping
Whiteside in business.
Read you all later and I hope you'll be having as much fun making wood
dust today as I will.

Since you've already made the template for a flush-trimming bit, you'll
probably not be interested in the fact that you can use a collar and an
undersize pattern for routing the shape. Something you might consider in
the future.

It's so easy to make a pattern for mortising by tacking strips of wood to
ply, including clamping points, that it is my preferred method.