This section is from the book "Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics", by Paul N. Hasluck. Also available from Amazon: Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics.
When it is required to cut a slot in the top of a turned pillar, a box similar to the accompanying diagram should be constructed, and in each piece of board two kerfs should be truly made. The pillar can then be fixed true in the box by a few wooden wedges, as indicated at A and B. The head should next be sawn by allowing the saw to work in the kerfs as wbeu using a mitre box.
Cutting Slot in Top of Turned Pillar.
 
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