How to Make Mortise and Tenon Joints with Hand Tools
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- Learn how to make a simple, yet strong, hand cut Mortise & Tenon joint with traditional woodworking hand tools. Here are links to tools used in this video:
* Brass wheel marking gauge (update: my new favorite): amzn.to/2Q0ob0P
* 6-Inch Combination Square: amzn.to/2qbiQev
* Dovetail Saw: bit.ly/2AJSfXI
* Carcass Back Saw: bit.ly/338abb6
* Joiner's Mallet: amzn.to/2WDo4eR
* Pig Sticker Mortise Chisel: ebay.to/2pBPMN1
* Marking Knife: bit.ly/2C7UxRj
* Woodworking Clamps: amzn.to/2WzMki8
* Wood Chisels: amzn.to/2N6zuES
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There aren't many videos which get a like from me, but you get one for a) having the best you tube name and b) showing me how to make a mortise and tenon joint without a 4.6m invesment in tools i don't need. Thank you!
I learned how to do this more than 20 years ago, long before TH-cam--mostly from books. I miss having a nice woodworking shop, it's so relaxing doing stuff like this and having a table come together using only hand tools.
This is very helpful in my first babysteps of woodworking, making a mortise/tenon joint is a must-do for me !
Quick and precise videos. No rambling and just the sound of tool on wood.
Glad you liked it!
I watched this video before I went to college again last night and my joint turned out perfect. The teacher was impressed. Thank you so much for the help!!
Woo Hoo Garry! Make sure you subscribe on my website so you can get my future tutorials.
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I appreciate you demonstrating the proper method of scribing with the mortise gauge, so many guys seem to blow by it.
Great video! Very detailed and informative - thank you!
Just what I wanted. Seriously nice video. Great pace, adequate level of explanation. Camera angles. Even your tone and accent. Easy on the ears. Just all round spot on! Thank you!
+Aleks James Thanks so much Aleks!
+Wood and Shop I was writing my own comment but it was essentially a copy of Aleks'. I especially appreciate the camera work.
Building my wife a large, mobile chicken coop/tractor for her hens and I want the vertical 2x4s to be flush with the base 2x6s. Without buying a couple hundred in pins or having ugly supports, M&T and dowel joints are really the only options. I figured eh, I have to learn tenons sometime. I've taken in several videos and articles but this one relieved the most apprehensiveness.
Now if the sun will just come out...
Aleks James a
I was thinking the same thing. Wasn't too dumbed down but, wasn't overly technical too. The pace was easy to follow and the technique displayed was great.
Aleks James ditto. Great great video 👍
Just what i needed simple and without power tools. Thanks.
Excellent video...returned all the expensive tools (router, jig & bits)after watching the video & project finished with very simple inexpensive tools which I already had. Thank you so much...
Great video. Followed your instruction and they turned out perfect. Subscribed!
Thank you for another fine video.
Very concise, easy to understand. Basic tools. Well done!
Great video. I like how clearly you explain how to cut this joint.
Thank you. That was very helpful.
I’m planning on making a bassinet, an old fashioned one, that looks like my great grandfather’s, where it goes all the way through and secured with a pin. But this is much prettier, with a hidden “seam”. ☺️
This is an awesome video, and very well described. 😃
Great overview!! Thank you!
I'm not even a novice, but I really enjoy the video. It seems like a clear and helpful guide to woodworking.
Max Melgarejo Glad you liked it Max!
Thanks for the help!
Great video Josh thank you for sharing this, I'm just starting woodworking as a hobby so videos like this are great for complete novices. Thanks again.
I'm learning how to make these at school thank you your video will give me a head start (:
Great Video. Thank You
Awesome video. I'm gonna check out the rest
This was so awesome. Thank you.
Thank you for this video.
very helpful! thank you!
Great video
That was so thorough. Thanks a lot, my woodworking friend.
Glad it was helpful Scott! Have you subscribed at my website? You'll get great content that way.
Really helpful and clear 🙌
Thank you for the clear instructions. I fully agree with Aleks James comments.
Excellent. Thank you for taking the time to post this - much obliged.
You're most welcome Martin!
Very good Josh.
Nice video thanks sir👍
Very good and thank you so much
Brilliant!
This is awesome. I took a lot of woodworking classes and this is a great refresher. I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Great Gail! I'm glad it helped. If you visit my website at woodandshop.com you can subscribe to get all my videos & blog posts!
Thank you.
You taught both parts of the joint in less than ten minutes, therefore you are a stud.
LOL, thanks! Hope you subscribe!
Thanks very helpful, haven't done that since school,many years back!
awesom
thank you
Love your videos! im learning a lot
That makes me happy!
Thank you for putting this video together it it most helpful!
You're most welcome!
Great video. Thanks Joshua.
You're most welcome!
how beautiful !
really very helpful and accurate !
Glad you liked it! Have you tried woodandshop.com? There's a lot more there!
Perfect 💯
good tutorial
You are the best teacher ever❤❤❤❤😮😮😮 I understand everything😊😊😊
very informative.thanks for sharing..i forget how gratifying handtools can be after doing it with power tools for so long. lol
Josh you a great job in explaining this. Your videos are the easiest for me to understand.
***** That's been my goal Steven, so I'm glad that there is enough detail to help understand!
Yes sir
Thank you
Thank you!
very helpful. I take woodshop and my final tomorrow is making one of these
very helpful. i am an engineering student from india starting my woodwork c classes for the first time.
Thank you sir..👍
Great video, but it is preferable to make the mortise first followed by the tenon. In case of errors, it is always easier to adjust the tenon than the mortise...
id say its easier to ajust the tennon
Great video.
Johnny Scallywag up
Your videos have awesome production value, I hope to see many more in the future. Perhaps I feel similarly to others getting into woodworking who don't have access to formal classes, but I hope you make additional in depth and longer videos (similar to this one) where text can't really capture what's going on (e.g. Paul Sellers). Off I go to watch all your other videos ... thanks so much for making them. Cheers from Manhattan.
You're so welcome! My goal is to consolidate the skills into much shorter videos. Some people's videos are way longer than necessary, so I try to pack as much method into as little time as possible. Traditional woodworking is perfect for someone who lives in Manhattan...all you need is a small space for a workbench!
This is a really good tutorial!! :D. I'm making a bedside table for timber in year 10 and I struggle so hard making just the tenons. For me I keep stuffing it up. I make the sides uneven and it does not look pretty :I I dunno if I have enough time to redo new tenons.
Thanks for the video. Great job on the steps and everything else. You got yourself another subscriber:)
Glad you liked it Rian! Subscribe on my blog, and you'll get even better content!
New subscriber,, I am a female from Jamaica, you have made this tuturial easy to understand, will be checking out your other videos
Glad you enjoyed it Sandy, and glad to have someone from Jamaica watching! I sure could use a nice Jamaica beach right now!
Félicitation, un tenon et une mortaise fait à la main.. Je vais essayer. Merci et Bravo
Luc (FRANCE)
Thank you Josh. Been struggling to make these joints accurately for years :) Watched a couple of times and took notes to follow, then improvised with the tools I have. The main tools missing are a scribe and mortise chisels so used my combination square in place of the scribe and normal bevel chisel taking smaller steps for walking each way across the mortise while cutting it out. Result was a far tighter joint when finished and much more accurate with a good crisp edge around the mortise though slightly sloppy still and fractionally off true. The next one was almost perfect with next to no sloppiness. Think some early birthday presents are in order :)
I'm glad it helped Greg! Now you gotta get involved on my website and forum!
Subscribed already :)
@@WoodAndShop Watch your S' bro, they're blowing peoples ear holes out. REALLY painful to listen to.
Nice. Now I have to buy new tools that would have been useless before I learned how to use them in this video, but now should be useful for the rest of my life especially living in this 19th C house with mortise everything that will all need fixing or replacing at some point. Job #1 replacing the broken outer rail on my front door!
Ola Joshua! eu achava que teria que ter diversas ferramentas elétricas para fazer bons trabalhos de marcenaria, descobri seus vídeos por acaso, e vi que realmente se tivermos capricho e boas ferramentas manuais nossos projetos em madeira ficam muito bons, eu faço montagens dobsonianas para telescópios e descobri que trabalhando manualmente e com capricho elas ficam muito boas, obrigado pelos seus vídeos eu sou do Brasil!
very useful thanks
You're most welcome!
Nice..Good job!
You're welcome Alexander! Have you checked out WoodAndShop.com? There's a lot more like this.
Good video, learned how to use the mortise shizel properly(i think) ^^ ...will try it this weekend :D
I miss this :)
I really need to put away the power tools once and awhile and get back to the basics. Great video.
Yea Barrett! Spread the good word to other power woodworkers. It's so much more satisfying, quiet, & safe. And it makes you feel super cool. :)
Very very yousfull sir thank you very much
great video very good tip using a chisel to cut a grove for the saw to sit in on the cut line
Thanks for watching it!
This project looks less formidable on repeated viewings.
Prince of Peace
Thanks
We want more video about common joint
nice job!
Thanks!
Nice
god i've needed this, Thank You!
So glad you enjoyed it xerr0n. You can find more on my website at woodandshop.com.
Wood and Shop Thank you for sharing such a wealth of knowledge, your website has some Amazing content!
U cut that tenon like a piece of cake
Thank you for responding,,,
The joint may be glued, pinned, or wedged to lock it in place.
Now that's a nice marking gauge, so sad it doesn't deliver to me :(
adam, sexc time tomorrow at 8.28am
@@WoollyMammoth666 yes sir
Veri skillfull
Bro! what you showed gave me an interest in woodworking at home, thanks. what are the basic, essential tools required to have a wood workshop in the backyard...
Glad to hear it! Check this page, and scroll down a little ways: woodandshop.com/which-hand-tools-do-you-need-for-traditional-woodworking/
Just be careful to keep your tools well oiled if they'll be in a shed in the back yard
thx,easy to understand, salam from country +62🙏
what if you want to offset the mortise such as for a apron to leg for a table
I am laying in bed having a sinus headache from menopause. I don’t even know why I watched the entire thing but it’s mesmerizing. 😃
The bevel on your marking gauge should slope TOWARD the waste side. FYI.
Could it be removed and put back several times and still work? I see really nice looking mortise/tennon joints that look finished and look like they can be used several times... maybe done with power tools?
Really helpful video, thank you. On the video production side of things: it got a bit hard to hear you over the sawing and hammering. May I suggest lowering the audio levels of that layer so your voiceover is more pronounced?
4 minutes in and i like it, but prefer the Paul Sellers mortise and tenon method. I think the marking is going to be more accurate
Thanks for the great video
What size should your mortise/tenon be in comparison to the width and breadth of my stock
I'm not sure if there's any ratio out there. But just look at other photos of mortises & tenons and just get it close.
Normal rule of thumb for 3/4" boards and similar sizes is the tenon should be 1/3 the total width of the board. In wider stock, this ratio is less critical.
I subcribed, great video. Do you have a video on how to cut 45 degree angle or do you have any tricks?
Thanks! Are you talking about a miter joint? If so, I've got that on my filming list!
I enjoyed your video, Josh. You could have wrapped a piece of tape around your chisel to determine how far down to chisel the mortise. Thanks for the video.
Hey Jeff, thanks for the tip.
Nicely done.....thumbs up :-)
Thanks man! I put a lot of time into this, so I'm happy it helps. I'd appreciate help in spreading the word!
Your welcome....I also shared your video on my facebook page, It's good content and very well explained....That's what I try to share with my subscribers :-)
Where can I get a marking gauge like the one you used?
+Andrea Licata Here you go Andrea: woodandshop.com/woodworking-hand-tool-buying-guide-layout-marking-measuring/
Does it matter what kind of saw you use to cut the tenon?
So for years now I’ve been wanting my own home wood shop but at the time I’m not able to due to living and financial situations. But I have been thinking about starting to gather tools and materials to be able to do that. BUT with my current situation I won’t be able to do anything that requires power. Such as needing. A table saw or planet and jointer. Is there a way I could start with just hand tools and being completely energy free?
I see that your comment is a year old and nobody has replied.... first off, I’m wondering how you’ve got on in that year. Did you get your workshop in the end?
Secondly, don’t forget people have been working and building with wood for thousands of years without power tools.
If woodworking to you is slapping on goggles, ear muffs, gloves or whatever, and running the wood through a machine to do the work for you, then so be it.
Hand tools have a zen about them, the process is calming and much more enjoyable to me. The journey is what brings us joy, having a piece of furniture at the end of it is just a bonus.
Absolutely. I taught myself how to do hand tool woodworking in the late 90's, long before TH-cam. And I made everything only with hand tools for several years. I eventually got an bandsaw and a thickness planer, but they aren't necessary.
what is the functional difference between the different saws used ("dovetail", cross cut. back...)??
Dovetail saws are just a type of back saw, usually smaller and finer than a tenon saw. Cross and rip cut saws can be any saw you file to fit your needs. A cross cut tooth is pointed and a ripcut tooth looks more like a chisel edge.
Make it look so easy. I used a drill to get my depth then used a chisel to square it up inside..... turned out horrible to say the least. Definitely have to try this method, looks easier
Glad I could help!
nice video i will like to now the name fo the marking gauge or wer i cant buy it and thanks for your time. nice tools!!!
Thanks Victor! The link is on this page: woodandshop.com/woodworking-hand-tool-buying-guide-layout-marking-measuring/
Here's my intro buying guide: woodandshop.com/getting-started-traditional-handtool-woodworking-step-1/
How would I build a 60"x 80" medieval-looking front door this way?
Melissa Ka'akau-Delizo Uhh, not sure about your question.