<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7>Wim, <BR><BR>See my other post, but you've got one flat surface already to follow with a chisel and use as a guide.   Slice across the top for the end of the cut and just start snipping away.  The wood is easy to work with....you can do it...have a sharp chisel...  <BR>                                                                 __  __<BR>This is sort of what you're aiming for:  XXXXXX|_/  \_|XXXXXX     X=existing keyslip wood<BR>                                                                 <BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Wimblees@aol.com<BR>To: caut@ptg.org<BR>Received: 3/8/2006 4:31:49 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [CAUT] front rail delemna<BR><BR><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV align=left>In a message dated 3/8/2006 11:25:12 AM Central Standard Time, hoffsoco@luther.edu writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I've routed out the slot area and lain in new wood to make a new tight <BR>slot.  That way I don't confuse myself when I go to remove the keyslip.<BR><BR>BTW, this one's also in a practice room... ;-}<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>I thought about that, but I am not a very good woodworker. <IMG src="http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/0201d20638/03"></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>