The “mortise” is the recess where the tenon goes. It can be cut by hand with a mallet and mortising chisel, or mechanically with a mortising machine and a hollow chisel bit.

Apply wood glue on the tenons and insert the legs back into the mortises. Rotate each leg to its original, marked position.

9. Cut the tenon to match the mortise. Shape a 3 ¼-inch tenon into the handle using a dado stack and a crosscut sled on your table saw. That sounds like a lot, so let’s break it down: ...

A mortise cut in a piece of 7/8-in. wood could be either 1/4-in. or 5/16-in. thick, as long as you have both size chisels to choose from. The depth of a mortise should be at least twice, and ...

Now to set the diameter of the tenon, I'll use the actual drill bit that I'm going to drill the mortise hole into the foot. I'll set my calipers so it just touches the drill bit.

Remove the waste inside the mortise lines using a 1/2-inch diameter bit in the drill press [7] or with a portable drill and a doweling guide. If you use a drill press, clamp a fence to the table ...

Woodworkers have always been very clever about making strong and attractive joints — think of the strength of a mortise and tenon, or the artistry of a well-made dovetail. These joints have b… ...

Thinking about how to make the shoulder repair more stable, Dr. Cui and colleagues were inspired by an ancient technique from Chinese timber building: the mortise-tenon joint. Known to carpenters ...