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gap between shank and stem
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<blockquote data-quote="Wayne_Teipen" data-source="post: 509938" data-attributes="member: 627"><p>Wood shrinks when dry and expands when moist. Pipemakers that know what they are doing, leave a slight gap between the end of the tenon and the bottom of the mortise to accommodate natural swelling of the mortise floor. As mentioned, best bet is to measure the mortise depth and compare it to the tenon length. Chances are, your tenon needs 1 mm taken off of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wayne_Teipen, post: 509938, member: 627"] Wood shrinks when dry and expands when moist. Pipemakers that know what they are doing, leave a slight gap between the end of the tenon and the bottom of the mortise to accommodate natural swelling of the mortise floor. As mentioned, best bet is to measure the mortise depth and compare it to the tenon length. Chances are, your tenon needs 1 mm taken off of it. [/QUOTE]
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