Paring the mortise. I use a long thin Japanese chisel for this work, finding that I have much more control over the paring action when the right hand, or pushing hand, is some distance from the mortise | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Front of joint
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Back of joint
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Simple straight edge registered to the centre line of the mould
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The jig to set the inclination of the neck is registered to the face of the mould. Anyone who uses only a part depth mould will need to make a jig which registers to that type of mould The data for making this jig requires careful side elevation drawings of your particular model |
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Fitting the neck
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