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Hot-rod Domino tenons for easier use
Just trim off the little wings with a block plane.
The little wings (small raised ridges) on the edges of Domino tenons make the tenons hard to insert and remove and assemblies difficult to dry-fit. But if you trim off the wings with a block plane, the problem is solved. On the larger tenons, between 10 and 50 mm, it also helps to add a shallow groove on the face to let glue escape, making it easier to close joints fully.
—Ken Page, Rochester, N.Y.
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