Right, lets have a go then:
1. Dado blade on a tablesaw
2. Dado blade on a radial arm saw
3. Standard blade on a table saw, multiple passes
4. (bet you can see where this one's going) Multiple passes with a standard blade on a RAS
5. Multiple passes with a sliding mitre saw
6. Outside cuts with a tablesaw, clean waste with other means, viz:
- a) Chisel
b) Router plane
c) Router with tail
d) Rebate plane/shoulder plane/heck even a dado plane!
7. Outside cuts with a SMS then a-d as above
8. Bandsaw. Yes, a bandsaw. If it was on something narrow enough to fit beneath the guides it can be done, 'cos I've done it and very tatty the result was too. Same as above; multiple cuts or all those a-ds again. :wink:
9. Biscuit jointer. MPs (someone's gonna ask - Multiple Passes) or a-ds again, natch.
10. Router hand held, by eye, no guides. Well he said it could be rough...
11. Router against a straight edge, using a fence or in a jig, all either bearing guided cutters, guide bush or guided using router base as desired/suitable. (That's about 10 of Adam's options right there
)
12. Router in a table, either using a mitre guage, right angle block, prayer etc etc
13. Le Woodrat! Three cheers for... Um, why's it gone all quiet?
14. Circular saw, again either MPs or a-d again.
15. Oooops, back track a bit. I forgot a wobble saw in a T/S or RAS.
Fed up with powered ways to do it, now for the good stuff:
16. Hand saw, tenon saw or other back saw, stair saw and a-d removal as desired. Chisel for most of the waste and then router plane for preference.
17. Drill at the end first for a stopped housing, then saw etc etc.
18. Chisel alone. Just a very long, shallow mortise really, after all. You could split that up into the different types of chisel making a few more options. :wink:
19. Wooden dado plane
20. Metal dado plane
21. Combination plane (just for you I won't list all the options as seperate entries
)
21. a) Plough plane, if you don't mind scoring the fibers first.
22. Rebate plane, if you have one that just happens to be the right width.
23. Shoulder plane, ditto.
24. Bullnose plane (this is just getting silly now and I didn't even split them up into metal and infills...)
25. Lay out very tiny traffic cones and let loose the dogs of, er, sorry, the trained termites. This may take a while, taking into account training time, termites taking time off for holidays, grandmothers' funerals etc
Okay, okay, enough already.
Ooo, no, wait a minute:
26. #66 beader or scratchstock for
very small ones.
I'll be sure to let you know if any more occur to me. :wink:
Cheers, Alf
P.S. Inclusion in this list doesn't mean I condone the method, especially as regards safety, natch. :?