Originally Posted by
JohnM Martin
Just wondering... do you saw your tenon shoulders right to the line or do you saw close and chisel? If you use a chisel for getting down to the line, do you use a narrow or wide chisel? I'm relatively new to the craft and just wondering about the best way to get good, consistent and repeatable results.
Mine are cut as close as can be. If any paring is to be done, it is done with a wide chisel. Some of my techniques for repeatable results are explained in a build thread about an articulated gate:
https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?262272
Hope this is of help.
jtk
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