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Originally Posted by Ed of all trade
Isn't it good to drill the wood just a hair oversize so the wood wont split? Ed
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Andre is correct, another bugger in the trade are pins start bending, which tends to occur if the pin has room for it...it bring all the tension on one side which will crack before the taper is filled.
In case of ivory or otherwise fragile materials someone prefer to leave a bit of glue filled clearance around the pin to act as a cushion and to be the main part of the "hourglass wedge"