Trimming the corners

"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> 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 bastard 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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"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 bastard 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

"Puckdropper" <puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 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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