POPULARWOODWORKING.COM ■ 41necessary adjustments. Repeat for
the other side and dry fi t all of the
components to make sure that both
sides match and that both sides lay
perfectly fl at on one another.
Prepare stock for balusters (^7 / 8 " x
(^7) / 8 " x 30" overlong) and tape them
together with blue tape in groups
of three. Using a marking knife and
square, mark tenon shoulders around
the three balusters^3 / 8 " from the
bottom. Clamp the routing jig square
across the baseline. Using the same
shallow pattern bit, remove^1 / 4 " from
the top and bottom of the baluster
tenons. Place the tenons against the
assembled side and mark for the
top tenon. Repeat the tenon routing
removing any material in excess of
the^3 / 8 " length needed for the tenon.
Un-tape the legs, rotate each leg 90°
and re-tape. Using the jig and router
again, remove^1 / 8 " from the shoul-
ders. The resulting tenons should
be^3 / 8 " x^3 / 8 " x^5 / 8 ". Round the ends of
the tenons.
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6 Use the fi tted sides of the
magazine stand to mark the tenon
shoulders on your balusters.
7 A straight edge from your jig on
the tenon shoulder line, and use a
1/2" pattern bit to remove 1/4" of
material from two sides of the tenon.
8-9 Rotate the balusters and remove
the rest of the waste. Then knock
off the corners with a chisel to fi t the
rounded mortises in the rails.
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