Meatwad Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 I found myself in a situation where I had to redo a table leg after the first one I started had a knot in the middle of it I didn't find until I chopped a mortise in it. So on my second attempt I had my guide I use to chop my mortise off by just a little bit and I wound up cutting a mortise that was slightly not parallel with the leg. My plan to fix it is just apply some glue to the inside of the bad corner and then clean it up with a chisel to add a little more thickness in that spot. Are there any other tips or better ideas for this situation? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 How far off is it? I had one mortise on my wife’s desk end up undercut and I just used some thickened epoxy to glue the joint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatwad Posted December 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 Not by much at all. Maybe 1 milimeter or 2. Just enough to make it a little loose when I straighten it by hand. These mortises intersect at the top of the leg so I only have 1 really good side of my mortise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 I think your fix idea is a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 Agree with Coop. An alternative that is sometimes faster with powertools is to plug the entire thing and re-cut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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