Step 1 - Make a climb cut from right to left.
Step 2 - Cut only between the fingers where you want the pins to be (Fig. 34A). Step 3 - Use the router to round over the ends of the cuts (Fig. 34B).
Step 4 - The joint will hide any accidental excess material cut (A) Fig. 34C.
Step 5 - Use a pencil to mark the location of the ends of the templet fingers on the wood (Fig. 34D). Step 6 - Remove the templet. Install the
Step 7 - Adjust the template back and forth to align the edge of the template with the marks on the wood(B) Fig. 34E.
Step 8 - Make a cut from left to right removing the remainder of the excess material (Fig. 34F).
Fig. 34A
Fig. 34D
Fig. 34B
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Fig. 34E |
A
Fig. 34C
Fig. 34F
CUTTING THE PINS
Step 1 - Cut the tails. Clean out all of the areas between the fingers(Fig. 35A).
Step 2 - Use a pencil to mark the location of the
C
Fig. 35A
Fig. 35B
Fig. 35C
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