.... they are > able to eg cut a 3D rectangular block out of the edge of a larger 3D > rectangular block of wood, and to have both the main block and the remove= d > portion available*, with a difference between hole and removed part of no= t > much more than a 'blade' thickness. Surely one can do that with an old fashioned tenon saw? --=20 __________________________________________ David C Brown 43 Bings Road Whaley Bridge High Peak Phone: 01663 733236 Derbyshire eMail: dcb.home@gmail.com SK23 7ND web: www.bings-knowle.co.uk/dcb *Sent from my etch-a-sketch* --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .