Loose Tenon Joinery, Part 1: The Easiest Mortise and Tenon Joint Ever! 

This is terrific to hear! We hope it all goes well with the build and use!

Haha! Thanks for your humor! This jig IS a gem to have for creating mortises and tenons easily and quickly! Are you going to build this jig? Check out the plans here: thewoodsmithstore.com/product/router-mortising-jig-dimensioned-drawing-plan/

Thanks! We appreciate your comment

Glad you liked it! Make sure and check out parts 2 through 4, plus our machining metal tip on how to make your own scales for the jig.

Thank you Peter!

Glad it helped!

I'm doing the same. Did you find anything better than this one? This is the best option I found so far.

@@killawee118 i bought the ganwei tool to turn a router in a "domino" tool.

Thanks! The bolts simply act as stops. You're not actually tightening them down against the router.

Thanks for the question, its a good one. We feel you should round-over the tenons for full strength. The goal is to fill that void as if there's a real tenon sticking out. Now with that said, I am sure in most instances you may not have to since there is so much face surface. When compared to other joinery, like stub tenon, there is far more surface area that gets glued. Luckily, rounding the tenons is super easy with the right sized round-over bit. So, we would make the tenons fit snug if you can. Hope this helps!!

​@@thewoodsmithstore All great points. Thanks for responding!

@@thewoodsmithstore Watched a video on RU-vid of a person making loose tenons using a router table.

We made them. Check out this video to see how. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X2_w29EnEl0.html

It should work.

You can find the router here: thewoodsmithstore.com/product/bosch-2-1-4-hp-combination-plunge-and-fixed-base-router/ The spiral upcut bits are made by Amana: thewoodsmithstore.com/product/amana-spiral-plunge-up-cut-bit-1-4-dia-x-1-1-8-x-1-4-shank/

Sounds like a good excuse to buy a new router to me...