Mortise and Tenon
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Dowelmax: Joinery Made Simple and Strong
Precision drilling jig can be reconfigured to make many different dowel joints.
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Accounting for Cross-grain Wood Movement on Breadboard Ends?
How should I make the joinery on breadboard ends so the center panel can expand and contract?
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Crisscross Corner Joints
When I build children’s furniture, I like to use the modified mortise-and-tenon joint you see here to connect legs and aprons.
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Five Good Reasons to Get Framed
Chris Marshall sets his sights on the benefits of building custom frames.
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Round- vs. Square-Edged Tenons
Is there a structural difference between square-edged tenons and those with edges rounded to fit a routed mortise?
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How Wide Should Tenons Be on Wide Boards?
What is a good rule of thumb to use for the maximum width of the tenon, or at least, the maximum width to which glue should be applied?
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Using Stub Tenons and a Panel for Cabinetry
I have read that stub tenons are not recommended for kitchen cabinet doors or heavy use doors – because of the short length of the tenon. Would gluing the panel add strength to this joint?
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Is a Floating Tenon as Strong as a Fixed Tenon?
Is such a mortise and tenon joint as strong as the normal mortise and tenon? Do the same rules of thumb apply to tenon size and depth?
