On May 14, 2012, at 8:37 AM, John M. Johnston wrote:
> Ron, I saw David Charlesworth do it by using a chisel bevel down and then
making a rocking cut. It was so neatly done.

FWIW, this is how I've done it.  Take a couple cuts at a time on each 
side, sneaking up on it so as to keep the sides the same.  I also rest 
the chisel on a card scraper laid next to the protruding 
soon-to-be-trimmed peg so as not to dent the show surface of the 
surrounding wood.
Charlie Rodgers
Clinton, Maryland

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