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Are you creaping up on the shoulder or cutting the whole 1/8.
I cut close to the shoulder and pare the last out with a circular motion using the corner of a really sharp chisel.
If i leave too much i cut 1/64 th or less at a time back to the shoulder.
Just pare off the edge every time. If the wood does t curl off the edge of the chisel it is dull.