Trimming the corners
"Lew Hodgett" wrote in news:myUam.1036$646.733
@nwrddc01.gnilink.net:
"Puckdropper" wrote:
I'm working on building a gate, and cutting mortises for the slats
with a
1/2" bit in the router. The slats are also 1/2".
If I trim the corners using my trusty pocket knife, I tend to get a
shallow
cut at the top and a deeper cut at the bottom. Using the router (a
router/shaper really) seemed to do the rounding job quite well, but
left a
lot of fuzz behind.
Does anyone have any recommendations on what to use to trim the
corners?
Why push on a rope?
Use a 10" flat ******* file and break the corners on the tenons?
You won't significantly reduce the glue surface area, and life will
get a whole lot simpler.
Lew
It sure will! I knew I had the wrong tool for the job, it was just
taking too much effort.
I'll get the file out, trim the corners and be off and running.
Thanks!
Puckdropper
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