Mortise And Tenon Joint By Hand - Table Apron (2020)

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Mortise And Tenon Joint By Hand (2020). In this video Rob Cosman teaches you how to cut a mortise and tenon joint by hand. Using traditional hand tools and techniques Rob shows you all his secrets to using the traditional mortise and tenon joint to connect an apron to a table leg. Mastering the mortise and tenon joint by hand tools is a critical skill for both the professional and hobby woodworker.
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3:07: MORTISE & TENON TOOLS
7:23: LAYING OUT THE JOINT
18:18: CUTTING THE MORTISE
34:33: CUTTING THE TENON
51:20: FITTING THE JOINT
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@jamesomalley4257 3 года назад

Great instructions. Now I just need a router plane, mortise chisels, a better workbench, more saws, etc.

@dominicc3521 3 года назад

You can use a normal chisel, works fine as wine. A very good stable levelled workbench is beneficial and crucial though.

@jamesomalley4257 3 года назад

I made a slightly smaller version of that table. I used my regular chisel to chop the mortise. It works but takes a bit longer. I have since acquired a mortise chisel and appreciate its value.

@micdiva 2 года назад

@@jamesomalley4257 don't know if you've bought his saws but I wouldn't. In my opinion there's much better and cheaper options out there

@keithscriven724 2 года назад

@@dominicc3521 àà q

@ARMYStrongHOOAH17 2 года назад

You just don't get it do you? 🤦‍♂️

@andrewbrown8148 4 года назад

Great instruction~! Watching you go thru the process makes me want to retire my dedicated mortiser and do mortises by hand. Time to practice~! Thanks, Rob~!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

You can do it! Grab that chisel and mallet

@dkbuilds 4 года назад

Great video! Great length, perfect amount of editing, incredibly informative. One thing I personally picked up on was the grip of the board against the back of the bench hook, allowing the left index finger to be free to still guide the saw. I wouldn't have thought of that. Thanks for sharing!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Glad you picked up a useful tip.

@LiloUkulele 3 года назад

I just finished a piano bench- I worried about the tenons being deep enough..(1-1/2" legs) I think chairs get a lot more abuse than a table. I notched (haunched) the tenon then reversed the notch on the opposing apron... I think the crisscrossed corner joint offers maximum stability. Any thoughts on tenon depth? I struggled with how tight is tight...would have been interesting to measure the final width of the your mortise vs the tenon...everything fit tight during my dry fit but really had problems during actual glue up. (No room for the air to escape?) Your video certainly brought a new level of refinement and insight! Thank you! (BTW...I couldn't find that special Cosman black bandaid tape in your store!)

@johnmoore9404 3 года назад

Great video but how to gauge the deepth as you cut the hole?

@gundur7193 10 месяцев назад

Çok uğraştınız. Daha pratik yollar RU-vid da var

@johnlofts3316 3 года назад

Clearing the bottom with a gauge wheel seems problematic to me. Wouldn't it be better to use a suitably-sized blade from a router plane?

@johnsweda2999 4 года назад

You don't really want to go down the parallel walls that is very important to keep it fibrous for tighter joint, when the glue is applied will make it swell

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

I doing that to reach my proper width, not to make my walls super smooth

@ottomaselli7762 4 года назад

I admire the amount of detail you put in every procedure description. It shows the Love you have for woodworking. You are a great teacher. Please keep making theese videos !!!!!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

If you keep watching and commenting we will keep filming

@matthewthompson6719 2 года назад

I agree. The level of detail is great, and it's rare. Great job, Rob.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

If you liked this video watch Rob teach how to hand cut a dovetail joint: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E8SrH6HbDdQ.html

@ryanlemons7831 4 месяца назад

Best I can tell by everything I’ve seen on the RU-vid is be it dovetails, mortise and tenons or any other joint- if they are created by machine they are loose fitting and practically useless. It’s amazing to me how many people think that glue can compensate for a loose joint. The only successful machine made joints I’ve seen done were only accomplished because the craftsman made the tennons intentionally a hair over sized and the mortises a hair small and use hand tools to sneak up on the fine tuned fit by hand. Same with other joinery types. I’m so happy that thanks to men like Rob and many many others have really revived the traditional hand tool woodworking.

@ThatNinja1 4 года назад

It's all most impossible to stop myself from blowing the wood away along with Rob lol. All woodworkers should understand my plight.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

blowing or bleeding?

@ThatNinja1 4 года назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking blowing of course

@WolfinWolvesClothing713 3 года назад

😄

@thehowlandworkbench5849 2 года назад

Thank you for this video. Your explanations are detailed and precise, and your delivery is well paced with the camera work. The result is that we feel as if we are privy to your thought process at the precise time you are working on any part of a procedure. We can see the why as well as the how, and at the same time. You are a great teacher!

@tommcnally3646 3 года назад

This is so informative, it's rare to see a great craft person be able teach so well

@lencranston8183 3 года назад

Your videos are so well done and informative. Thank you for sharing your skills and knowledge with us, Rob.

@JDDupuy 4 года назад

Hand tool Master. Outstanding teaching video. One of those times where folks will never see your work but will enjoy the strength and longevity of your work. If only they knew the amount of effort that goes into the joint. Great video work by your camera person! Excellant gluing tip on chamfering the tenon and where to put the glue.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Wow, thank you. Appreciate you watching and commenting

@cuebj Год назад

We mitred the tenons when I was at school from 1969 to 1972. Sitting by a coffee table chess table I made in 1970 with that method. Won the school woodwork prize and selected Lord of the Rings (three hardback books) from the options offered. Still got them too

@jackleg693 3 года назад

I’m brand new to woodworking so these videos are exceptional for learning from all your years of experience! Thank you for sharing these. I seriously need to expand my chisel range.

@charlesdall8165 2 года назад

Very good thanks

@WesleyBrace 3 года назад

Great video. I picked up several useful "tips" in this tutorial. Thanks!

@ForestWoodworks 3 года назад

A rare video that I came back to in the same evening after needing to break for a bit. I then went to your Website and saw the words Peace and Joy there on the landing page. So exactly the sentiment as to why I am learning to be a woodworking craftsman; It brings me peace and joy to build beautiful things and to take my time with the details. Extremely satisfying! More so than Slime Falls ;) I mirror other commenters that this instructional video will be my go-to. And now it has a designated playlist. Thank you for this masterpiece of craftsmanship. I have bookmarked your Website as well. Have a good one and take care!

@randybartlett3042 4 года назад

Q: Could I use my little router plane to finalize (and clean up) the bottom of the mortise? Of course, you'd want to be careful to not damage the face of the leg or the "lip" of the mortise.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Yes, if your router blades can reach down that far

@rostoi6985 Год назад

Hello. Many Times i sée anglo-saxons not flipping thé pièce of wood to Saw thé back. Why not? How Can "you" stop at thé right Time if "you" Can not see thé Line? To me thé right thing to do is first to Saw thé side "you" are watching, flip thé pièce, Saw thé other side, finish by sawing thé middle of thé pièce. Thé way anglo-saxons do it will remain a mystery to me 😅 Thanks for thé vidéo a/w 😄

@markvogt9462 3 года назад

By far the best woodworking channel on RU-vid. Rob Cosman is the GOAT!

@tompdx 4 года назад

Thanks Rob, you just validated my bandaid cabinet build.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

I only did that to help you justify the cabinet !!!!!!

@glencrandall7051 4 года назад

I have the same question as Randy. Could a router plane be used to true the bottom of the mortice? Also could an existing saw cut in the shooting board be used to ensure a square and plumb cut for the cheeks? Obviously you don't need that help but I am talking about myself.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

You could use a router plane if your blade can reach down that far. Sure you could use a saw guide, you could use a miter box too. Its very easy to learn to create a trough for with your chisel to guide you saw. Doesn't take long to learn and gives you a lot of flexability

@elroySF Год назад

Very well done. Thank you for posting. My first mortise and tenon joint looks like it was made with a dull axe by a blind lumberjack. My second one was a little better...the fifth one...approaching acceptable - if you don't look too closely. ;)

@kturkalo2129 Год назад

Question: I understand the idea behind the third-third-third tenon, but has it been proven? I ask because the ultimate objective of the thing is to create a single piece of wood out of two. So, if gluing properly sized tenon/mortises makes a joint stronger than the wood, would it matter much what the dimensions are? Just measure it to fit; Skinny tenon, fat tenon, it's all good?

@charleshirst6220 2 года назад

I have been cutting mortise & tenons since the 70s so I didn’t need to watch this video because I know how to do it - right? Mmmm well can all learn. I learned from the Reader’s Digest DIY book (the 1970’s version, not the rubbish later version). They gave an alternate method, perhaps a standard older method, but I really prefer yours. Their mortise way started in the centre and worked outwards for a bit to create a short full depth hole, and they used the chisel the other way round (rotated 180deg). All the cuts way thus vertical in both axes but levering waste out was much less effective because the lever fulcrum was much longer (at the top surface of the wood). The rest of the mortise was then chiselled out to full depth. I like your tip to clear out waste using a smaller chisel, I always messed up my sides by using the full width chisel. I like the idea of using only one line and in future I will use a piece of wood clamped as a guide.

@Tocsin-Bang 2 года назад

A few years ago I inherited a few mortice chisels from my Uncle John. They are good UK make, being old Marples (not sure where modern ones are made, but these must be 30-50 years old). I still need to learn how to sharpen them, then I have a couple of things that need mortice and tenon joints.

@pamurushasi913 3 года назад

Engineering students ✋

@TechieTard 2 года назад

LOL, the person at 1:30..."oh sht, he's recording".... On a serious note, this is what it's REALLY like to make a mortise and tenon by hand.

@gilbertomanzanilla4333 4 года назад

A 58.38 mns worth to watch it to the end, thanks rob for putting great effort and time on teaching us, you realy are our woodworking couch💯

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Thnaks for your support

@alexsmith296 10 дней назад

Please address which direction you have the bevel on the chisel facing when you chop and/or lever.

@randysimonds2099 Год назад

Fantastic video, as always, Rob. I can't find your mortise gauge with two cutters on one bar anywhere. It looks like Lee Valley to me, but it's not on their website. Any suggestions on finding one?

@lakshmikpunugu4735 3 года назад

A very interesting presentation, A professional, very detailed, text book presentation with great patience..I felt as if I did the job...Many thanks for the morvelous work. 🙏🙏🙏

@bobbenzuly7893 4 года назад

Thanks Rob for another wonderful video! Like many others, I learn something every time. You mentioned at about 52:40 that if the joint is loose, you'd have to fix it. Would you please make a video explaining how you would fix the loose or off-kilter joint? Many thanks!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Great video Idea. I will have COL Luther put it on the list to do

@MrDCritch 4 года назад

Thanks again Rob, very informative. I’ve learnt so much and improved with every project following your Videos , this one will help with dining table legs next on the go for Xmas. Looking forward to receiving my crosscut saw and of course big bottle of maple syrup soon. Cheers from a Scotsman living in Australia, with a bit of Newfie in me grandfather was from Newfoundland.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Great to hear. So glad you found this video helpful. Thanks for watching and supporting our store

@Raiver-of-Eridu 2 года назад

All I know if Rob Cosman can't make a mortice without a bloody thumb, I have no hope of accomplishing this alive.

@matthewburke4776 Год назад

I enjoyed the video. I’ve done a little timber framing so I was wondering if it would help putting a peg or dowel to secure the joint. Thanks!

@jmk7104 2 года назад

Who keeps coming in the shop while you’re trying to show us your excellence? Mr Cosman could you point me to a video or possibly make one that shows how to adjust the frog on the wood river planer. I’m new to hand planing and I took apart the frog and cannot get it set right.

@juancamore05 4 года назад

Excellent video!! I really liked the tip on just using 1 line for the mortise. What you mentioned about worrying about the two lines and trying to fit between them is something that has been an issue for me. Also the tip on drawing perpendicular lines along the mortise definitely will make it easier to avoid slight twist in the chisel as you advance.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Glad i could show you something helpful. Thanks for watching

@edmcgugan2079 3 года назад

30 year old chair that has been stood on and piled on? Looks pretty goòd! Good joinery. Excellent video. Nice and clear. Thank you.

@rschulz01 2 года назад

Great video! However, I would encourage all wood workers to wear a mask; even the tiniest participles of wood can get into your lungs and eventually cause damage.

@terryjackson9055 3 года назад

masterful job,the devil is in the details. little techniques quickly add up to improve accuracy Do you use japanese pull saws to do joints?

@michaelbradford4444 Год назад

I've never had any desire to do woodworking using only hand tools but that doesn't take away any respect to those that do and the two qualities I admire most are the patients it takes to get to the finish line and the product you end up with when you finally do get there. If you were to guess at how many M and T you've done in your life what would your answer be...roughly ?

@rickphillips4602 8 месяцев назад

I really enjoy watching hand tool methods you teach. It can be done a lot faster with power tools but you lose craftsmanship.

@miksmif 2 года назад

great joints... to much like hard work... i guess great for home but not commercial works.. on-site i use a biscuit jointer , in a joinery shop you use a tenon and mortice machines.. regards mick.

@Sls5046 3 года назад

People bitch that Domino joiner is too expensive....Try doing all this for money.

@berndfachinger6000 Год назад

So the bloody thumb shows that the tool was sharp enough to guarantee a ... erm ... safe and secure handling ;-)

@WolfinWolvesClothing713 3 года назад

Just getting into woodworking a little more seriously. You've been a great teacher so far. Today I learned it's dumb to touch the sharp part, 😄 and don't slap my gauge off the table. Seriously though I appreciate it when someone has a passion for doing things right. Keep em coming, maybe by the time I retire I'll be building something I can sell. P.s. I meant the great teacher part. Thanks for sharing.

@davidkoba 3 года назад

I have been a union carpenter for over 15 years. Finally started to get into wood working. Thanks to you I have been recently getting into hand tools. The satisfaction of using hand tools is incredible.

@dougscott9524 16 дней назад

Nice job with mortise & tenon, I'll just my Panto router.

@tinycuisine6544 Год назад

How disappointing, Rob, I always thought you were blue blooded🤓

@xavierfarremanzorro3847 Год назад

Impressive dedication and attention to detail. I have a question tough. If at some point one has to use a regular chisel to go over the sides of the mortise to clean them, isn't better to do it the japanesse way and leave also a small margin on the sides of the mortise and cut them precisely in the end just like with the top and the bottom?

@thomaslindroos1667 2 года назад

I understand that this is not the point since its dry wood without wedges but to state that a mechanical fit (friction fit) WILL loosen over time is perhaps a little pessimistic since this is the way that axes are hung and greenwood chairs like a classic windsor is made. But a good video none the less and I understand I was a bit of topic

@felipehuibonhoa7338 3 года назад

You mentioned that if your tenon is kidda loose vs your mortise, you would need to fix it. How exactly would you attack it?

@stevejensen3471 2 года назад

A drawbore would have been nice here. Love that 5.5 - my most used jack!

@peepawhebert6479 3 года назад

Whenever I cut myself I marvel at how sharp my chisel is. Gotta learn how to get out of it's way.

@efrancis19 4 года назад

I think you were channeling Roy Underhill when you cut yourself.

@polenick 3 года назад

What a masterclass. Thank you!

@timlambert5165 2 года назад

Loving your years of confidence showing in your verbal instruction,however as an Englishman born ‘56 I am hearing my school shop teacher screaming ..Lambert why is your plane not resting on its side?Snickering class mates aside,my tools have lasted me a “lifetime “(I’m not done just yet)…so I thank him for instilling me with wise habits.I hope you are not offended you are clearly an excellent craftsman,I just could not help saying something 😉🤍

@johnjones291 2 года назад

You are so blood good thanks for your time I really appreciate it have a good one

@JarlSeamus 4 года назад

A project isn't yours till you bleed on it, lol. I've christened many a thing with my own blood.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Couldnt believe I jammed my finger into the chisel...oh well, stuff happens

@awesomepumashoes Год назад

Does it matter if some parts of the mortise are a little deeper than others (1/8 inch difference)?

@leeackerson2579 3 года назад

you are one hell of a teacher, thanks much for a great video.

@konstantinivanov1986 3 года назад

I also heard them making my new saw in the background 😀

@dplj4428 Год назад

Okay, mortise chisel. Won’t find these very often at Home Depot in 2023. Plenty of power tools. Any recommendations besides Lee Valley?

@RobCosmanWoodworking Год назад

Yep, check our site robCosman.com

@manuzach 3 года назад

So good! Held my attention for 60mins!

@donatostolfi1025 2 года назад

Grande, il Sig. legno lavorato da te assume una grande personalita, sarei molto contento di avere anche la traduzione in Italiano

@SwampoO 2 года назад

'Im gonna take that off right now b/c I hate look'n atter' I feel ya bro.

@quamrulahsan335 Год назад

very precise working!! Amazing..

@angrygromit93 4 года назад

I wish I could have seen this two weeks ago. Been making my duaghter a simple desk, 14 mortices, 14 tennons, the tips here could have made it go smoother and a whole lot faster.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Well , I guess you could start over agian !!!!!!

@Big_Old_Bondy Год назад

55:45. Your flat head screwdriver looks more like a prison shank

@TadTheTinker 3 года назад

I enjoy your videos. Lots of detail. One thing I might beg a correction on. You started this video dispairing the humble dowel joint. A well done dowel joint will be just as strong as a mortise and tendon joint. When we see a dowel joint come apart, it is invariably a piece of factory furniture where glue was not used properly. The lack of proper glue up is the cause for the failure, not the dowel. It is a difference of attention to detail.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 года назад

When I made that statement it was based on personal experience using dowel for joints. Lots of well spread glue, still fails.

@serge-emilesimpson678 3 года назад

Is it OCD, or is it virtuosity? It’s worth watching.

@rexhansen7405 3 года назад

If you cut a 1/4" wide mortise in the edge of a 3/4" board and do not have a smaller mortise chisel, what do you use to pry out the waste? I used a 1/8" bevel chisel being rather gingerly to not to lever out the waste nor damage the chisel or mortise, but is there a better tool besides buying a 3/16" mortise chisel?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 года назад

Yes....Use one of those tools used to open the lid of a paint can

@blueknight9748 3 года назад

could you use a router plane to get your final depth????

@horatiobeaker 2 года назад

This is incredibly helpful. When it comes to acquiring mortise chisels to start filling your toolbox, which two chisels sizes wold you begin with?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 2 года назад

1/4 and 1/2, 3/8 a close third

@kennethrutledge9222 2 года назад

I noticed your U.S.S. IWO JIMA patch !! Thank you for your service !!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 2 года назад

Not me, these patches represent the many wounded Vets that have come to our Purple Heart Project the workshops. 6 full days of woodworking hand tool training. We thank them for their service!

@andrewbrimmer1797 Год назад

What if you create an interlock with the tennons?

@bobvedder2451 3 года назад

I want to make "shouldered mortice and tenon" joints for our gazeebo, as well as "housed dove tails" and other joinery.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 года назад

You can do it

@andrewbrimmer1797 Год назад

Do dowels in a mortise and tenon strengthen or weaken

@dougrandall2704 3 года назад

Great video. What is the name of the vice you are using? I can see some advantages to the type of vice. What are the drawbacks of the vice?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 года назад

My bench has a tail vise and a Scandinavian shoulder vise. I modified an old design to make it better. Double start threads so you get 1” of movement per two turns. Normal is 5 to 6 turns per inch. We eliminated thread slop so the vise doesn’t sag. Only down side is the price, quality comes with a price. We sell these $500 each.

@kennethrutledge9222 2 года назад

Wow !! I like your style !! Very Presice !! I get the jointery you're doing but its your bench that I love !!! I've just decided what bench ill build !! Thank you Thank you for your time !!!

@josiahutah3712 2 года назад

Awesome instruction. Go cougs!

@nicholasschrader9161 3 года назад

Hey Rob dont know if your going to see this but is it better to buy the more expensive tools and grow into them or the cheep ones and get better ones as you grow?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 года назад

My motto is to buy the best you can afford, that way you can never blame the tool for any inadequacies in your work. If you buy only sub-par, you’ll always be questioning your techniques when things don’t turn out right.

@jefflavenau 4 года назад

My local woodcraft doesn't even stock mortise chisels, and IBC doesn't seem to put any out-- are there any you'd recommend? Thanks Rob!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Video to come very soon....do you want the spoiler?

@jefflavenau 4 года назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking I'll be at the Q&A tonight so I'll let you keep the secret for now!

@genecarden780 11 месяцев назад

Rob how do you lever the chips out, when you are using your smallest mortise chisel? Do you just use a bevel edge chisel even though it doesn’t have the same “ fulcrum “ and strength ? Do you just use the same chisel trying to be careful not to damage the walls,or do you have a mortise chisel that is smaller than the smallest mortise you anticipate making? I know there are a few ways to do it,just looking for your insight on your method.BTW I know this is an older video but I tend to rewatch a lot of your videos because there always seems to be a lot of information and sometimes I miss or forget the subtleties.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 11 месяцев назад

My smallest mortise chisel is a 3/16”, and I don’t recall the last time I made a mortise that small. If I had to I would probably just use my 1/8” bench chisel to clean out the waste. Chances are it wouldn’t be a very large mortise anyway, so it wouldn’t be too hard on my bench chisel.

@genecarden780 11 месяцев назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking Thanks for the quick response.

@andreicharpentierquesada4530 3 года назад

Viewing this video for third time i got a existencial-woodworking-doubt. If i have a piece a "post" of 3"x3", following the rule i should make a tenon of 1", but also i can make 2 parallel tenon of ½" spaced in the middle with ¼" of non-chopped material. What is structural better? 1 big tenon with 1 big mortise or 2 parallel tenon with 2 parallel mortise?

@edwardoneill4080 9 месяцев назад

Excellent instruction video

@orcasea59 3 года назад

Rob, enjoyed the videos on plane blade sharpening, but I noticed how sharp your hand router was. Can you do a video on sharpening small, oddball cutters like that? Also, I want to add that it's really nice to see RU-vidrs actually using the tools they have reviewed in other videos. I quickly develop trust issues with someone who says, "Oh, this is GREAT!" about that free tool they got, then you never see it used by them again...

@gcvoon286 3 года назад

very detail. thank you. what is the brand of your small router plane?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 года назад

Lie-Nielsen

@laurencelance586 4 года назад

I'm having flashbacks from cutting the stretchers for my bench.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

is that good?

@laurencelance586 4 года назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking It was a major struggle because I had given away my cheepie bench and so I was clamping the beams onto my table saw table and trying to work them. It was also a major sense of accomplishment when I finished the bench. AND, there is no way I could have done it without your help!

@rybaneightsix5085 3 года назад

Invest in a bottle of liquid bandage! I carry a bottle in the medkit of my backpack everywhere. Stuff is amazing.

@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230 3 года назад

Rob, I can't afford a nice mortice saw. Can we use one of the Japanese saws? Those I have already. This has been very helpful, thank you!

@MrSawdust85222 3 года назад

This may have already been posted as I have not read thru all of the comments. Setting the depth on the mortise. Why not use a router plane instead of the marking gauge? Awesome video, thanks for what you do.

@Bespokespaces 3 года назад

Your videos are very helpful Rob. I'm about to embark on an enclosed porch project. The timber frame will be 95 x 95mm (3 3/4"). Most instructional videos recommend using the width of chisel for the exact width of the mortice and your advice on the rule of thirds makes sense. On my timber this will be 31mm (1 1/4"). I have a 3/8" mortice chisel. Would you use this for the corners and a bevel chisel to take out the rest? Thanks...

@orcasea59 3 года назад

What if your mortise *must* run perpendicular to the grain? Like spaced pieces mortised into a long board, like rings in a ladder? Would you recommend a different technique?

@jwgolfnut Год назад

Rob, you make it look easy. Great informative video. I’m glad even a professional like you still has to put on a band-aid now and then. I usually have some sort of band-aid on my finger all the time. 😂. I’ve been a cabinet maker my whole life (63). And I wish I could have watched your videos 40 years ago. It’s pretty easy making furniture with high tech machinery, it’s so much more enjoyable to do it all by hand. Keep up the great work. Your the best out there.