Originally Posted by
Bill Carey
Great idea Jim - I'm gonna try it. Not so much for mortises made on the machine, but hand cut ones for sure.
When using smaller mortises a test tenon can be made:
Test Tenon.jpg
This allows every mortise to be checked for fit and square before cutting all the tenons. Of course, if a person cuts tenons first, maybe a test mortise would be in order.
This was done on a project with 24 mortise & tenon joints > https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?262272 < It is holding together fine with draw bore pins and no glue.
jtk
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