Trimming the corners
 

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?

Puckdropper
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reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on
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Trimming the corners
 

"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

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
--
"The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the
reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on
rec.woodworking

To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm

Trimming the corners
 

"Puckdropper" puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote in message
...
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?


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