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PostPosted: Fri May 28, 2010 4:42 pm 
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...cut a blind mortise that is longer at the bottom than the at the opening?

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PostPosted: Fri May 28, 2010 5:39 pm 
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You are going to wedge it at the bottom, or a "foxed mortice and tenon joint"

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I've done that but, it was an accident so, I just said that it was for glue squeeze-out. :D


eric beat me again!! :-D

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I wouldn't!!! :shock: :shock:

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Dratts Eric beat me to the draw!

Can't say I've ever tried it ... get the angles wrong and you've got a tenon which won't sit down on it's shoulders but won't come out!

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Eric get the points today!

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