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182319 Metalworker Mike <metalworker.mike@g...> 2008‑08‑20 Re: Re: 3-Minute Dovetails
Robert Hutchins wrote:
> And didya notice he did PINS first?

   I used to do tails first.  It made sense if you wanted to gang-saw 
your tails.  The problem is that marking pins from tails means marking 
on end-grain, and that kind of sucks.  Marking the tails from the pins 
is effortless because the grain forces the awl against the side of the 
pin to help you get a truer mark.  Now I do pins first.

M.Mike
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