Course with Anders

Anders — Cut a Mortise and Tenon That Closes

How to cut a mortise and tenon, diagnosed 1:1 from a photograph of the joint rather than another bench video. Six weeks for hobby woodworkers on a first table, one joint and one changed variable a week, until four close with no gap and no racking.

What you’ll master — Outcomes you can use

  1. Four joints close with no gap and no racking

Your tutor

Quiet · Exacting · Unhurried

The plan — What’s inside

  1. Marking Gauge and Knife Lines You Can Feel
  2. Sawing to the Line on Both Faces
  3. Chopping the Mortise Square
  4. Paring the Cheeks to Fit
  5. Test Fitting and Reading the Burnish Marks
  6. Glue-Up Order and Clamping a Frame

6 parts

Questions about this course

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How to cut a mortise and tenon, diagnosed 1:1 from a photograph of the joint rather than another bench video. Six weeks for hobby woodworkers on a first table, one joint and one changed variable a week, until four close with no gap and no racking.

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