A subscriber recently asked for more information about the chisel guide I used in my tool cabinet door video.
The doors have bevels on each of the four inside edges that were cut using a 45 degree router bit, however, the router bit left a radius at the start and stop points of the cut. To clean up these end points, and create a 45 degree flat surface, I made a guide block out of a scrap of oak.
The guide block has a rabbet, or notch, that fits over the edge of the rail or stile, and a 45 degree chamfer that the backside of the chisel can register against to establish the correct angle. To use, I clamped the guide block on top of the rail or stile, registered a chisel against the 45 degree bevel, and carefully struck the chisel with a mallet, just enough to cut down to the surface of the long edge bevel. I then pared the long edge bevel back to the new flat bevel surface. If this sounds a bit difficult to follow, jump over to my YouTube channel and watch the video.
Happy woodworking!
