40 First Woodworking Project Mortise And Tenon New

Having never made one before i decided to do a practice one first i am not a regular wood worker a few wood work lessons for one term back when i was 13 is all the instruction i ve ever had but i m prepared to try my hand at pretty much anything.

First woodworking project mortise and tenon. Mario rodriguez teaches woodworking and makes furniture in philadelphia. If you judge by the number of devices and methods developed to avoid making mortises you might think it. First by hand second with a hollow chisel mortiser and table saw and third with a plunge router and band saw. T he mortise and tenon joint is fundamental in woodworking.

The mortise and tenon joint is one of the fundamental woodworking joints in all the world of woodworking joinery. In this article i make a through mortise and tenon three different ways. The easiest mortise and tenon joint ever the router table works well for mortises up to 1 4 wide. The word tenon a noun in english since the late 14th century developed its sense of a projection inserted to make a joint from the old french tenir to hold.

1400 from old french mortaise 13th c possibly from arabic murtazz fastened past participle of razza cut a mortise in. The mortise and tenon woodworking joint has been used around the world for thousands of years for good reason. This process will give you much easier access and measurement in creating a tenon that would fit perfectly to its mortise. When making a mortise and tenon joints it is best to cut the mortise first before the tenon.

In 1991 i had a very nice commission to make about a dozen pieces of egyptian furniture for the newark museum in new jersey. You find this joint on assemblies that can be dismantled and put back together. Along with the dovetail this joint has been used for thousands of years. An extended tenon comes through the mortise and at the point where the tenon clears the mortise it is pinned in place by a peg or a wedge.

As part of another project i needed a door i decided to make this myself. The noun mortise a hole or groove in which something is fitted to form a joint comes from c. With mortises larger than that i find i have better control by plunging the bit into the work with a plunge router rather than plunging the work onto the bit. When used in the proper situations and executed correctly it is a solid joint that will last lifetimes.

As a rule of thumb the size and thickness of mortise and tenon should match accurately.