Still working with true hand tools. Saw, axe, slick, mark peg, bore, size back w/hand plane, chanfer and repeat. a brace can be marked and cut 15-20 minutes, I am trying to make a living. I don't like that pace. I have switched to 3x6 stock to make the hand work shorter, as well as the mortice. Less wood removed. The brace is only half the work. It still takes about 15-20 min. per square ruled mortice.(boring machine). So let see what the power people have. X-number of braces in X-number of hours? Tim
