Jeff Gorman writes:

> One old dodge is, having cut the kerfs for the sockets (and before
> chopping them out), the tail piece is offered to the pin bearer
> and the tip of the tenon saw is run along each kerf, thus
> outlining the pin.

Ooops! I thought that Jeff's description of the method of cutting the
pins is the conventional method. I admit to then scratching in my
vertical lines for the pins down to the gauge mark with my chisel
although those of my acquaintance with the sharper eye and the steadier
hand don't bother to do so and accuse me of wasting time. Joints seem to
fit together O.K. Saw and chisel need to be sharp, though. Tend to think
that chopping out the waste bits is somewhat quicker than sawing them
out. Depends how they're hanging at the time, I suppose.

Regards from Brisbane,

John Manners
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