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Now
work this edge down to your scribe line. Use a hatchet if
you have lots of material to remove; or, use fore, jointer
and smoothing planes if there isn't much waste.
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When working wood by hand, remove as little material
as necessary. Scribe the finished thickness on your
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Step
Four: The Second Face
With
one face and two edges completed, use your marking gauge to
scribe the finished thickness on your two completed edges.
Press the gauge firmly against your first face to make these
marks. Then use a hatchet and fore, jointer and smoothing planes
to dress the fourth face.
Tried-and-True
Techniques
Despite all the modern advances in tool technology, working
wood by hand hasn't changed significantly. The workshop practices
chronicled by Moxon are just as useful today as they were
when every board was processed by hand. The only real difference
is that processing lumber by hand today is an interesting
exercise, whereas in the 17th century, it was a grueling one.
Christopher Schwarz
Editor, Popular Woodworking
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