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that outside diameter (see "Mortise Layout" at left). A set of 12 10° increments is equal to 120°, or one-third of the outside circumference of a circle.

Once the outside circumference has been divided into three equal parts, use a marking gauge - like the one shown below - to create three equally spaced lines

on the surface of the pedestal base running parallel to the center of the pedestal.

This marking gauge can be made from two pieces of scrap: a vertical piece that holds the marking pencil (notice the set screw that locks the pencil in place in the photo on page 80) and a horizontal piece that slides along the

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