Part 2 of 3 - Tool Stand - Router Table Loose Tenon Joinery

Part 2 (of 3) - This 26 minute woodworking video series illustrates a complete project from start to finish. You will see the principles of loose tenon (or floating tenon) joinery applied to make a sturdy tool stand.

Shown in the video:

Stock preparation using the planer and jointer.

Making legs, aprons, and cross members for the project.

Mortising on the router table.

Having a repeatable setup for mortising by using a modified tenon jig.

Efficient mortising technique - this project has 32 mortises.

The benefits of a foot-activated motorized router lift.

Glue and assembly of the project.

Adding swivel casters to the project.

Making loose tenons for joinery.


This video is instructional and gives the basics of loose tenon joinery. More importantly, it provides the foundation required for furniture building.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• wood
• router
• tenon
• joinery
• woodworking
• motorizedrouterlift
• eaglelakewoodworking

[pablus1977]

Thank you John. I made similar jigs inspired by your videos and the result of my joints are now awesome.

[EagleLakeWoodworking]

@pablus1977 That's great to hear! I would like to build some stands like this some day and park a car on them, just to stress the joints. I bet it would hold! Many factors of course...but I would stand behind a decent loose tenon joint any day! Thanks for your comment. John

[EagleLakeWoodworking]

The loose tenon approach really does simplify a lot of porjects in the same way a biscuit jointer does. You make matching mortise and glue in the tenon like a giant biscuit. The loose tenon approach helped me in the days when I was "scared" to make accurate tenons. The truth was, I didn't have a decent method for making tenons (I do now), but even so, loose tenons still have a high rank in my joinery arsenal.

Thanks for watching!

John

[Jazzwayze]

Patiently and fully explained. The loose tenon revolutionises anyone's woodwork.

Thanks John

Regards John!

[alalaty]

thanks john