Absolutely Excellent Don - totally cleared up my confusion.  Thank you so
much.   The Ascii is superb. 

It is clear that much of my confusion was based on a lack of knowledge of
the terms of the trade on my part.   The reference to clamp (breadboard)
and the drawing with haunches labled certainly added to my traditional
woodworking vocabulary.  

One followup question.  Others have discussed as recently as yesterday the
problem of the main panel moving with the season and standing proud or
short of the breadboard end.  I presume such movement sould cause a gap in
the mitered corner, or in a case of board contraction possibly cause a
blowout of some sort in the mitre area?

--Scott

At 08:49 PM 02/06/2001 -0500, Don McConnell wrote:
>Yesterday, Scott Stager asked:
>


>After telling Scott, in private, that I thought ASCII might be confusing, I
>reconsidered.

--Great Ascii snipped - but you can believe I have it saved.  

>Don McConnell
>Knox County, Ohio
> 
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 Scott Stager