Building the Morley Mortiser
Make strong, versatile, repeatable joints with a plunge router and slip tenons
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Cutting rabbets two ways
Despite the simplicity of the joint, it’s not as cut and dried as it seems. How you cut it should depend on how you’ll use it.
Read moreWorkshop Tip: The breadboard headboard
Multiple pegged mortise-and-tenons solve the problem of wood movement in a headboard.
Read moreWorkshop Tip: Turn any chisel into a dovetail chisel
A stationary belt sander easily removes flat areas so chisel will fit nicely into the corner of a dovetail socket.
Read moreHow to cut fast, accurate hinge mortises
The key is to build a routing template around the hinge itself
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