Bill Taggart wrote:
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Alan Graham [mailto:ang1235@s...] 
> And another quick question:
> 
> What is the proper and preferred method for removing the waste with a router
> and getting the dado to the finished depth?
> 
> In my case, since I was working with old, dry pine boards, what I did was
> make parallel saw kerfs at the appropriate width and full depth, and I set
> the router to the full finished depth of cut, then just plowed out the waste
> in between the saw kerfs.

In harder woods, a few quick passes with a suitably sized firmer
chisel, bevel down, stopping a coupla' mm short of full depth
(a check with the router, which is (of course) already set
for the full depth).

Then finish with the router (#71, Jeff)

    BugBear

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