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Uploaded by on Jul 26, 2009

Experimenting with how accurate a mortise and tenon joint needs to be to produce a really good fit

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  • Matt, I love your machines. Since most of your mortices are cut with a router bit & are the width of the bit diameter. Why don't you make a "U" shaped block for your tenoning jig with a space between the legs that matches the router bit diameter? (Plus the lever thickness, of course) Then you don't need to make the gross adjustments on the stop blocks. Due to humidity or machine imprecisions you may need to have some set screws for fine adjustments, but they would be small & quick to make.

  • The lever is not quite linear, so that would add some problems. Also, the mortises are not always the same width - it depends on which 1/2" bit I use, what wood, and how fast I cut. Also, I don't always use a saw blade of the same width.

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  • Great video, as usual.

    You make lots of neat stuff, man. :D A master of woodwork.

  • Nice video !!

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  • nice explanation

  • Wicked video. I just want that thou thickness gauge NOW.

  • You are the "KING OF PATIENTS" ! ! ! - I bow to you my King. - I would have never thought you could get the accuracy you do from home made Wooden machinery. I know it is the attention to detail that gives you the accuracy but even then wood is not totally stable. I guess it is more stable than I thought. - I may have to give some ideas a try in the future, if and when I get some time to do woodwork again.

  • also is their a website to get the plans for the finger and tenon joint or can u send me the plants to the following email josealvarrano@yahoo.com

  • i was wondering if you can send me the blueprints and plans for the machine you were using in the machine above

  • your a freak.. I thought i was mad into jigs, but you my friend take home the trophy

  • Reminds me of goldy locks...

    this wood is to thick

    this wood is to thin

    and this wood is just right... :D

  • joint ? wheres the pot

  • @sohnrog He sells plans to build it. :)

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