Fig. 68.—Paring away Waste with Chisel.
Fig. 69.—Showing an Oblique Halved Joint.
Sawing.—Lay the work on the cutting board as at [Fig. 67]; or, if you prefer, put the work in the vice. Carefully saw down the work until you just touch the gauge line. Do not press heavily with the saw; use it lightly; the weight of the back iron which is fixed on the saw will ensure the saw feeding into the work quite fast enough. If the saw is newly sharpened it will, in fact, be an advantage to slightly ease the weight of the saw from off the wood, owing to the keenness of its edge. If the halving is a very wide one, additional cuts may be sawn between the outside marks, and these will greatly facilitate the removal of the waste wood when paring it away. For sawing the joint reference may be made to the chapter on [Dovetailing].
Fig. 70.—Sawing the Cheek of a Halving Joint.