STEP NINE:
Continue to remove waste
Repeat steps #7 and #8, using even more pressure to make your downward chop into the wood. Refer to the image to see the size of the hole.
STEP TEN:
Flip the board and chop the material
Flip the board to work on the inside face. Secure it with a clamp. Follow step #4 to make a small initial cut in the wood with the chisel, along the marking gauge line.
STEP ELEVEN:
Take out a small chip
Follow step #5, using a small chisel to take out a tiny chip right up to the marking gauge line.
STEP TWELVE:
Repeat step #7
Just as you did on the other side use the mallet now to make a bigger chop in the wood.
STEP THIRTEEN:
Remove material from the edge
Position the narrow chisel against the board edge. Use a mallet to chop horizontally into the wood, removing material right up to the marking gauge line.
STEP FOURTEEN:
Repeat steps #12 and #13
Repeat steps #12 and #13, moving down the board and removing the rest of the material.
STEP FIFTEEN:
Clean out the hole up to the marking gauge line.
Use the chisel to slice out the wood from the hole, removing excess material around the inside corners.
STEP SIXTEEN:
Check the level with a square
Use a square to ensure there are no bumps.
The tails are now cut. It’s time to fit the tails.
