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How to Cut a Stop Chamfer | Step 2 of 55 - Woodworking for Beginners

How to Cut a Stop Chamfer | Step 2 of 55 – Woodworking for Beginners Part of the 55 Cuts & Joints for Beginners series. Note: Some links on this page may include affiliate links. If you choose to use them, thank you — it helps support these tutorials. If your chamfers keep running too far, looking uneven, or you’re struggling to control your chisel, this step-by-step guide will help. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to cut a stop chamfer — a simple but important decorative cut that stops short of the ends of the timber. This is a great beginner exercise to improve your marking out, chisel control, and accuracy. 🎯 Aim of the Lesson To learn how to mark out and cut a stop chamfer accurately using hand tools, while maintaining clean lines and crisp corners. 📺 Watch the Video Lesson 🧰 Tools & Resources Chisel (sharp) Mallet (optional depending on preference) Combination square Pencil or marking knife Rule or tape measure Clamps Workbench Softwood timber Safety equipment 🪚 Step...

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