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How to cut a CROSS HALVING JOINT by HAND
In this video, I show you how to precisely mark out, cut, and fine tune a cross halving joint to get a seamless fit between the two components.
This video gives you an overview of the importance of face sides and edges, different approaches to cutting out the joint, different methods of cleaning it up at the end and troubleshooting the final fit.
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🛠️ Knew Concepts Fret Saw
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⚙️ Veritas Wheel Marking Gauge
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🕵️♂️ WHO AM I?:
My name is Matt Estlea and I’m a Woodworker from Basingstoke, England. My aim is to make your woodworking less s***.
I come from 5 years of TRAINING at Rycotewood Furniture Centre in Oxford, 5 years of experience WORKING at Axminster Tools and Machinery in Basingstoke, and 3 years TEACHING both day classes and evening classes at Rycotewood Furniture Centre. All while trying to get this YouTube thing off the ground.
By September 2021, I packed it all in to focus on YouTube and my business full-time.
Want to know more about how I crammed all this experience into such a short period of time? See my experience and qualifications here:
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