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  • This topic has 5 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 9 years, 10 months ago by Jim Burcicki.
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  • gvrana
    15 March 2013 at 6:43 pm #9332

    I just watched the first episode of this project and was wondering why Paul used only a chisel to cut the housing dado walls. I’ve seen a tenon saw used to cut the walls to depth after making the knife wall. Seems the tenon saw would make the work go a little faster, so I’m wondering what the pros and cons of the two methods are. Thanks

    -Greg

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    Ken
    15 March 2013 at 7:58 pm #9360

    Greg, if you watch Paul making the shooting board, he uses the tenon saw to cut the dado walls

    https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com/shooting-board/

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    Jim Burcicki
    15 March 2013 at 10:32 pm #9407

    Greg,

    I find that there is often more than one way to do something. When watching Paul’s videos, he oftentimes says and then shows different ways to do something. But, I think that as viewers of the videos we become fixated on one thing – the thing we are looking at that moment.

    I try to do a particular technique until I get it right and then a few more of doing it right before I really begin to understand that technique. I do the same with the next technique even though it is accomplishing the same thing. What this allows me to do is to make a judgement about what is most comfortable for me in both body and mind. Personally I like chiselling a dado over using a saw. But, I have to admit, the saw is quicker for removing waste for me. However, I don’t like the sawdust the saw makes. I like the “chunks” of wood and I concentrate/focus more because I have to get the chisel to the knife line. I “zone out” for a bit with the saw because I know it is going where it is going. Whereas with the chisel, I am more “zen like” living in the moment because I have to in order to make the next cut.

    Therefore, I am aware of the advantages and disadvantages (the tradeoffs) that I have taught myself by doing it myself between techniques which helps me make better decisions the next time I “cut dados” instead of watching someone else and not fully understanding what their state of being is.

    Hey, I am starting to sound like a self-help guru 🙂 How did that happen? I though this was a woodworking forum!!! lol

    Hope that helps.

    Jim

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    Ken
    15 March 2013 at 10:38 pm #9408

    HaHa thanks for the short version Jim. 😉

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    gvrana
    16 March 2013 at 12:01 am #9412

    Thanks, guys. I’ll need to try both methods when I build this project and see what works best for me.

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    Jim Burcicki
    17 March 2013 at 11:59 pm #9479

    LOL – I know I can be long winded (but I stayed under my 5000KB posting limit) 🙂

    You should see me when I am on my soapbox!!! lol

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