Chopping a Through Mortise by Hand (asmr)

First time chopping out a through mortise by hand. No voiceover on this one, but let me know which way you prefer it.
I use Peter Follansbee’s chopping method for now and I use a single wheel marking gauge. Narex mortise chisel.

[@RYwoodview]

I enjoy such a focused skill video. I'd clamp the workpiece down though. Thank you!

[@ericrichter7933]

Thanks for watching! You can’t see in the video, but I did use my tail vise for most of the chopping. There were a couple times I had it loose though

[@TomBuskey]

Also from Follansbee, you only need to mark one side of the mortice if your chisel is the width,

[@ericrichter7933]

Yeah! That’s what I do on normal mortises, but the offsets on this project made me want to visualize everything to be sure to cut on the correct side of the waste.
Kinda important to dummy proof your project sometimes. In this case, I have my 16”x18” side panels of cherry with dovetails already cut into it and I’d be pretty sad to have a mortise cut in the wrong spot. Thankfully, no major errors so far.