Tapered Tenon Cutters 

Thanks Becky and thanks for the stickers! :)

Thanks Robert! :)

Thanks mate!

Thanks mate! It wasn't bad but not sure about perfect, wet glue, sanded to 120 and a quick cart of wax. ;)

Thanks Benji! :)

Thanks Robert! :)

A power saw.

Yes you're absolutely correct Mark, I should've known better. :)

Was just going to say "Nice pencil sharpener", but you beat me to it (by many months).

Glad you liked it Lukas! :)

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Thanks very much Martin! :)

Glad you like it Tom! :)

That's pretty much what it is Jim! The hand is on the mend! :)

I was thinking the same thing

If you have a lathe you could turn the tenon slightly oversized creating the shoulder then use the tenon cutter to shave it to finished dimension. You could shape it by hand too, but would be trickier(very possible though). :)

Thank you. I've been using a Veritas dowel tapering tool to start the taper. I then hit it with the belt sander to remove a fair amount of excess. Once that's done it can be another couple hours till I get it to sit tight on the shoulder and this is achieved using a utility knife blade as a scraper, file and 100 grit sandpaper. So anything that can knock down the time would be a bonus. I will pick up a reamer tomorrow and build one like your second one in the video (no handles). I will then try and find the sweet spot with the cutter and through trial and error figure out if it a shoulder can be done. These tools used to exist as most cleek makers would have had one that turned the taper to go into their irons. I don't have a lathe and my shafts are currently in 3/4" diameter dowel form. You've given me a path to start on. Thanks again.

Glad you enjoyed it Bob! You're correct, it is used in chair making. I've just built a stool to show them in use - video will be out later today. :)

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whitedoggarage I’m going to make one or two to install walking stick tips.

Thanks Martin - glad you liked it mate! :)

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Thanks Tim! I picked that saw up somewhere, can't quite remember where but like you I fixed it up an sharpened it. I have no idea of the make or age but it's a great little saw. :)

Thanks Marc! Sounds good to me! :)

No worries Shay! :)

Thanks Joe! It's nice enough and a handy saw to have around (there's a few teeth missing now). I probably should invest in something better. :)

Thanks Bruce - the hand is almost healed! :)

Thanks Vishwan! No wicketkeeping for a while - it's getting better each day though. :)

Speedy recovery pal!

Most of the time you use a reamer it would be on an angle. :)

That's not a bad idea for a mallet, not sure how long it would last but would be worth a go. The hand is on the mend - Thanks! :)

Pask Makes keep the lil mallet to lil jobs, and should last a wee bit longer 😂 Glad to hear the hand is on the mend.