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| I will be staining rails and stiles before assembling them. I’m looking for a fast, effective way of keeping the finish out of the mortises. I’m planning on wrapping the tenons with tape. Thanks in advance for your suggestions David Israel |
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Cinescout,
I am fairly new at this, but the way I did it the only time I have tried was to apply masking tape to the inside of the mortise, so that it came above the surface about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Be careful in the corners. It worked out fine, and I didn't get finish into the mortise. Good luck, maybe someone else has a better suggestion.
Ray.
On my Mission table, I use the 3M blue tape. I taped over the mortise then carfully trimmed around it with a razor blade - leaving about an 1/8" border - enough tape so it wouldn't come off. Then when finishing just be careful not to put too much pressure on the tape.
I was pleased with the results.
Mark
Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with chalk, cut it with an ax.
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