Essentials of woodworking

by Ira Samuel Griffith

5. Square one end from the face side and face edge.

6. Lay off with knife and square the required length from the squared end; saw to the knife line.

Fig. 69.

Fig. 70.

Fig. 71.

35. Planing a Chamfer.

—[Fig. 69] illustrates a good way to lay out a chamfer. A notch in the back end of the gage-stick holds the pencil in position. Holding pencil in this way draw lines on face and edge indicating width of the chamfer. [Fig. 70] illustrates the manner of block planing a chamfer, the piece being held on the benchhook. Where the piece can be placed in the vise, [Fig. 71] illustrates the method of planing a chamfer with one of the larger planes. First, plane the chamfers which are parallel to the grain; then the ends. If the plane-iron is sharp and set shallow, it can be run entirely across without danger of splitting the corners.