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    Split the line or leave the line?

    Steven mentioned he tried to split the line when cutting dovetails.
    Somewhere along the way I decided to leave the line. I still do. That's what I am comfortable with.
    Only out of curiosity, what do you guys do?
    Do you split the line or leave the line?

    I think that what your comfortable with is what you should do.

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    I try to split the line when doing the pins ( I do pins first, YMMV) I use the pins to lay out the tails.....then I cut on the waste side of the lines, usually leaving the lines. I can pare as needed.

    When I was working as a carpenter... always asked split the line or leave the line....I try to split the lines, leaving just a hair on the good side....at least on the crosscuts. Force of habit. I can then fit the board a bit better from there, rather than being a hair too short.

    Cut the line off?
    Split the line?
    Leave the line?

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    Always cut on the waste side of the line remembering that the line is the edge of the finished part. (save the line)

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    In my practice, I cut to the line, which is struck by an awl or other sharp gauges.

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    Steven's technique is perfectly fine. You can split the lines or not use lines at all for whichever you do first (pins or tails), because you're going to transfer the resulting "as-cut" shape anyway when you mark out.

    You have to cut entirely on the waste side of those transferred lines, though, or else you'll get gaps.

    P.S. Tails first!

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    I do it like Pat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Chase View Post
    P.S. Tails first!
    Nope. Sorry Patrick. SMC TOS say you can't weigh-in on tails vs pins until you post a project for everyone to enjoy.

    (Sorry dude. I just had to nag you about it. )


    Oh, and I cut to the line. Tails first.
    Last edited by Frederick Skelly; 08-14-2017 at 9:44 PM.

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    Pins were done first..
    fine pins.jpg
    Just a dry fit...

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    Leave the line
    tails first!

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    I do the same routine when doing those handcut box joints I use for the boxes I build

    Split the lines, chop out the waste, transfer to the other half of the joint, saw only on the waste side of the lines. (making sure I mark which IS the waste side) chop out the waste,again. Do a test fit. Pare IF needed.

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    Lines? What lines?



    Regards from Perth

    Derek

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frederick Skelly View Post
    Nope. Sorry Patrick. SMC TOS say you can't weigh-in on tails vs pins until you post a project for everyone to enjoy.

    (Sorry dude. I just had to nag you about it. )
    +1 to that!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Derek Cohen View Post
    Lines? What lines?
    OK Derek, "split the tape or leave the tape?"

    I know, I should resist.....

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    If you are wishy-washy (like me), do it one way this time and the other next time.

    I guess it depends on the mood I'm in at the time.

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    Depending on the purpose the line may be left if it is dovetail cutting or split if it is rip cutting or.

    jtk
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