. Then
hold the chisel on the bevel again and cut away more waste wood; proceed
alternately, first forcing the chisel down vertically, and then paring
the wood away with the chisel held obliquely, until you have cut
half-way through the thickness of the wood.

[Illustration: Fig. 304.--Hand-made Template for Marking Dovetails.]

[Illustration: Fig. 305.--Testing.]

[Illustration: Fig. 306.--The Marked Piece.]

Turn the wood over and repeat the various operations until the core, or
waste piece, is removed. Pare away any little irregularities which may be
left in the corners with an 1/8-in. chisel, thus leaving all smooth and
neat. Lay the piece of wood which is to have the dovetail marked on it
flat upon the bench, and take the piece with the dovetail pins cut upon
it and place in the position shown at Fig. 305.

SAW WORK.--Take a marking awl, or a knitting needle which has had its end
sharpened, and mark the lines of the dovetail in a similar manner to that
shown at Fig. 307. Remove the piece A, Fig. 305, and the lower piece
shown at Fig. 305 will clearly show the marks _aa_ as they appear in Fig.
306. Place the piece (Fig. 306) in the vice, and saw _outside_ the lines
AA, as shown in Fig. 308.

[Illustration: Fig. 307.--Marking Dovetails with Marking Awl.]

After sawing down the lines AA, Fig. 308, place the wood in the vice and,
guiding the saw blade with the index finger of the left hand, cut away
the small piece at the side (see Fig. 275). Repeat the operation as may
be necessary, and the completed joint will be similar to that shown at
Fig. 300. If the sawing is not neatly done it may be found necessary to
pare the shoulder with a sharp chisel.

DRAWERS.--When dovetailing drawers or boxes it is necessary to square up
the ends of all the stock and gauge them, as shown at Fig. 273. This
illustration shows how to gauge the lines on a drawer side; the
dovetailed joint in this case, however, does not run through the drawer
front and leave the work unsightly, as the joint at Fig. 300 would do.
The method used is shown at Fig. 309, and it is commonly known as
lap-dovetailing. Most workers cut the dovetail pins on the drawer fronts
and the drawer backs first, after which they mark the drawer sides with
the marking awl. The dovetailing of the drawer back is shown at Fig. 310.
This is the type known as "through dovetailing," the method being similar
in regard to tool operations as the single joint shown at Fig. 300.