material.
use a band saw, jig saw or router to remove the tail material. start by following the guide marks you made in the previous step. you don’t want to saw all the way to the pin cut lines. also, be careful not to remove tail material beyond the marking gauge line.
the pins should now be square and ready for their final cut. use a coping saw to remove the rest of the tail material, cutting all the way to the pin cut line you made in steps #1 and #2. be careful not to burn past the cut line and into the pin.
with the pins cut out, it’s time to 