Reply To: Question About Dovetails Welcome! › Forums › General Woodworking Discussions › Question About Dovetails › Reply To: Question About Dovetails 4 December 2012 at 11:01 pm #4226 AnonymousInactive Paring can be with a slicing action where the flat of the chisel blade rests on the shoulders of the cut and the edge is eased forward at a skew with the sides of the opening (The centre of the chop typically already cleared of waste).