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   _mj_ | Jul 14, 2021 01:34pm | #1

   Knife / razor the lines with a straightedge then the router plane. Rinse, repeat. Chisel for the ends.

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   DannySnyder | Jul 14, 2021 04:03pm | #2

   I've used an azebiki saw with a straight edge. The design lets you start a cut in the middle of a board. Then I chisel out the waste and clean up with router plane

   
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   jfsksa | Jul 14, 2021 04:54pm | #3

   I would cut them using the same technique as cutting a mortise. Knife the edge as MJ said, the start chopping. Clean up the bottom with the router plane. Lots of videos on Youtube to show technique. I can't imagine doing the plowing with a router plane, but maybe I just don't know how to set one up and use it properly.

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   _mj_ | Jul 14, 2021 08:40pm | #4

   I start in the middle and work towards the ends...takes a while but it works. Keeping the knife on the line is important. If I drift in I'll clamp on a guide block and use a veneer saw to get back on track. It's ok for a groove or 3, more than that I'm breaking out a router.

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   rob_ss | Jul 15, 2021 03:31am | #5

   If you watch Chris Gochnour's Enfield cupboard build, you will see a true master do just this job: https://www.finewoodworking.com/videoworkshop/2018/10/enfield-cupboard-hand-tools-featuring-chris-gochnour

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   _mj_ | Jul 15, 2021 10:20am | #6

   I looked at the plan for the Enfield project... where are the stopped grooves?

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   elmaduro | Jul 15, 2021 04:49pm | #7

   An option is to plow plane the groove all the way through on one end and then glue in a stop from matching stock.