Where there are a number of dadoes to be cut of the same depth, it is wise not to finish them one at a time, but to carry on the cutting of all together, lowering the cutter after each round.

In this way all the dadoes will be finished at exactly the same depth.
[Illustration: Fig.121.

Router-Plane.] The _dowel-pointer_, Fig.

123, is a convenient tool for removing the sharp edges from the ends of dowel pins.

It is held in a brace.