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tween the outside boards, to any taper desired, by 

 planing the stick down flush with the upper edges 

 of these outside boards (see Fig. 2). While aoing 



Fig. J Side view of tapering-rig 



this, the whole affair is held in your bench-vise. 

 The side boards of this rig or at least their upper 

 edges are preferably made of fine-grained hard 

 wood; all else may be of any soft wood. 



