The “mortise” is the recess where the tenon goes. It can be cut by hand with a mallet and mortising chisel, or mechanically ...

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The mortising machines have been coinstructed on the general principles of the old hand chisel and auger, representing in their operation the processes of the human operative. These machines the ...

These joints have been around for ages and can be executed with nothing more than chisels and a hand saw ... It’s a variation on a wedged mortise and tenon joint, which strengthens the standard ...

One common joinery method used in wood working is the mortise and tenon. A mortise is basically a hole in a piece of wood and the tenon is another piece of wood cut to tightly fit in that hole.

Hold your chisel by the blade for accuracy and control ... Using examples or pictures of other wood joints, for example tee halving, bridle, mortise and tenon, or dovetail, discuss how similar ...