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Cutting the bill slot

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The only way I've found to do it after a bait is shaped is to draw the joints completely before I cut.

I use a folded over piece of cardboard to mark the starting and finishing points, so they are even, and then to use a fine toothed dovetail saw to cut the joints slowly. 

I draw connecting lines on both the top and the bottom of the baits, showing the actual joint lines I want, from the centerlines on the top and bottom to the rear part of the joints, to use as a guide. 

I also don't worry if I'm a little off.  The joints can be sanded or filed after they're cut to get them more symmetrical.

As long as the two cuts wind up meeting at the centerlines of the bait, it will work.

Just go slow, and check your alignment often as you cut.

Edited by mark poulson
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