Mortise and Tenon Joinery

[dryhter 6]

The superior mortise and tenon joint

Last Christmas I built a small table using traditional mortise and tenon joinery. The legs were small and rather delicate. I wanted the tenon to be as robust as possible in order to assure a strong joint, I considered a mitered tenon in order to get just a little more wood in the joint and then it happened, duuhhhh …. . .. “Why didn’t I think of that before?”. Develop a box joint within the mortise, so I did.

Here is a video of how I did it.

http://blip.tv/play/AYGz9A0A" type="application/x-shockwave-flash

I named the joint “The superior mortise and tenon joint” one of the key parts of the joint (other than the box joint itself) is the over deep mortise that locks the box joint together. I have done no testing, but in my mind I see the joint offering maximum wood surface area. A definite benefit when tenons of a delicate nature are required, such as with this table and I can’t think of a stronger joint for something big and heavy like you might find in a heavy-duty woodworking bench. I think the joint could also be considered knock-down, by assembling with pegs and no glue.

I make no claims to inventing this joint, but I have never seen, heard or read of this variation of this traditional joinery method.

Tags: video, joinery, mortise and tenon, box joint, how to, the superior mortise and tenon joint, tips/trick

[LordLQQK 4]

Here is a video of how I did it.

Video

http://www.blip.tv/dashboard/episode/2947497

Slight issue.....states that you have to be a registered user of blip.tv to view it. That may reduce the number of people who will see the video.

LQQK

[dryhter 6]

LordLQQK

Thanks, I am working on it, just have not figured it out yet.

[thewoodwhisperer 904]

I see you have the YouTube embedding working fine. You can do the same thing with Blip.tv but you need to use the URL in the embed code. Should look similar to this -http://blip.tv/play/ll6B8oRwAA%2Em4v

[dryhter 6]

Slight issue.....states that you have to be a registered user of blip.tv to view it. That may reduce the number of people who will see the video.

LQQK

LQQK,

I was hoping to be able to just embed the video have not figured out that option,yet.

[LordLQQK 4]

LordLQQK

Thanks, I am working on it, just have not figured it out yet.

There should be an option to "make public immediately". It has been soooooo long since I posted videos there.

LQQK

[dryhter 6]

I see you have the YouTube embedding working fine. You can do the same thing with Blip.tv but you need to use the URL in the embed code. Should look similar to this -http://blip.tv/play/ll6B8oRwAA%2Em4v

Thanks Marc,

had to get rid of the extra script

[LordLQQK 4]

Got to it. It is good to be able to embed video content. I would suggest though relaxing your use of the zoom. Couldn't see most of the content and work you were doing in the first section.

Thanks,

LQQK

[Walter Wolf G. 0]

That's a nice way of doing mortise and tenon joints, especially when theres a post where with a normal M&T join is almost intersecting with the other side, that would be a nice time to try this one out. it makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the video.

Walter

[dryhter 6]

The superior mortise and tenon joint

Last Christmas I built a small table using traditional mortise and tenon joinery. The legs were small and rather delicate. I wanted the tenon to be as robust as possible in order to assure a strong joint, I considered a mitered tenon in order to get just a little more wood in the joint and then it happened, duuhhhh …. . .. “Why didn’t I think of that before?”. Develop a box joint within the mortise, so I did.

Here is a video of how I did it.

http://blip.tv/play/AYGz9A0A" type="application/x-shockwave-flash

I named the joint “The superior mortise and tenon joint” one of the key parts of the joint (other than the box joint itself) is the over deep mortise that locks the box joint together. I have done no testing, but in my mind I see the joint offering maximum wood surface area. A definite benefit when tenons of a delicate nature are required, such as with this table and I can’t think of a stronger joint for something big and heavy like you might find in a heavy-duty woodworking bench. I think the joint could also be considered knock-down, by assembling with pegs and no glue.

I make no claims to inventing this joint, but I have never seen, heard or read of this variation of this traditional joinery method.

Tags: video, joinery, mortise and tenon, box joint, how to, the superior mortise and tenon joint, tips/trick

BUMP

[Pbmaster11 32]

excellent idea! great work!

i can't agree with you more... born to cut wood!

btw, when the camera floated away.... made my night.

[Pete Bennett 4]

Good joint Dryhter. But I gotta tell yer When I was an apprentice I had an amazing master but he had one very annoying habit, if he was across the shop and he saw me do anything stupid, wrong, or, both, the first thing I would know about it would be his mallet, which I still have, flying past my ear or more likely catching me a blow! If he ever saw me take a hammer to a wood chisel he'd never miss. Ok he didn't have plastic handled chisels but, that would have made no difference I'm sure. Incidentally the mallet is more than one hundred years old, and beginning to show it's age.

Pete