How to Make a Wedged Mortise & Tenon Joint

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@TheShavingWoodWorkshop 9 жыл бұрын

This is a great video of this technique. Thanks Joshua

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome!

@danschechter9069 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this!! Very clear and concise. Great tip about sharpening the wedges with a chisel -- much easier than with a band saw!

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome! But bandsaws are quicker if you've got multiple wedges to make. See my latest video for that exact topic.

@robertbrunston5406 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the demo !

@monkeyxx 9 жыл бұрын

that was superb, great tips

@Retroweld 9 жыл бұрын

You are very talented. Nice job. Douglas

@robertbrunston5406 5 жыл бұрын

Very good! Thank you.

@SOUNDINTHECITY 5 жыл бұрын

Great information. Thanks for sharing.

@JorgeAraujo 9 жыл бұрын

Pretty great!

@deemdoubleu 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely done thanks for the demo

@ikust007 3 жыл бұрын

Always exceptional even after 5 years

@mihumus 8 жыл бұрын

Very interesting tips, thanks so much for your knowledge Will.

@WoodAndShop 8 жыл бұрын

+Humus Workshop You're welcome!

@ronin4711 9 жыл бұрын

Great craftsmanship and quality video.

@WoodAndShop 8 жыл бұрын

+ronin4711 Thanks man!

@uiop545 4 жыл бұрын

very good attention to detail; many thanks

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@scottmartin7717 3 жыл бұрын

This is better if you picture roy underhill just off camera playing that flute 5:20

@WoodAndShop 3 жыл бұрын

😆

@MCHammer0000 2 жыл бұрын

Do I need to use hardwood for my wedges?

@bosse641 9 жыл бұрын

Love the lovely guitar playing :-) Thanks Was that you playing?

@WoodAndShop 9 жыл бұрын

Bosse Grytbakk Nope, it was my friend Jonathan Lubeck. It's an old Civil War song.

@bosse641 9 жыл бұрын

Ok. .....a very nice melody for sure :-)

@budoconnor6126 11 ай бұрын

i believe you have two different ups.

@WorldUnderGlass 7 жыл бұрын

I have seen pictures of two wedges positioned across the width of the tenon, one at each end. Is it possible to place wedges on each side of the length of the tenon?

@simonabbott 2 жыл бұрын

Four years late but I was wondering the same thing earlier today. The important factor is the grain direction of the mortise piece: the wedges should be at right angles to it. If they are parallel to the grain, there would be a risk of splitting

@anzov1n 9 жыл бұрын

Great video, what's the name of the music starting at 5:26?

@WoodAndShop 8 жыл бұрын

+anzov1n It's called "Fig for a Kiss" played by Jonathan and Peter Lubeck.

@Simonfrios 2 жыл бұрын

Other tutorials create a dovetail shape on the face side of the mortise, then “fan” the tenon out with the wedges. Is that overkill? It certainly makes it easier to do it the way you have it in the video.

@StuartOverton 5 жыл бұрын

Damn, I want that leg vise.

@WoodAndShop 5 жыл бұрын

You should totally make one Stuart! The DVD shows the whole process.

@warp9988 9 жыл бұрын

Watched the whole Moravian Workbench series at the Video.PopularWoodworking site. Plan to build this myself. How I wish I could get me some lovely Southern Yellow Pine up here in Canada. Love your style, your woodworking technique is inspiring, and makes me want to build stuff and build my hand tool skills.

@WoodAndShop 8 жыл бұрын

+Warp I'm glad you enjoyed it! Have you gotten involved on my hand tool woodworking forum? I'm sure you'd love it.

@warp9988 8 жыл бұрын

+Wood and Shop No I hadn't but I'll check it out tonight. woodandshop.com/forum/

@Frankengruvin 6 жыл бұрын

I'm curious as to why you didn't taper the mortise. I've always seen this kind of joint done that way. Obviously it didn't matter for your final result. Is it because of the wood you used? Something like the taper isn't necessary if you're going to use hardwood and/or glue the joint? Basically what I'm seeing in the joint the way you did it was the only "gap" to fill with the wedges was the one you created by cutting the saw kerfs in the tenon itself. To me it didn't seem as mechanically strong as when there is a taper in the mortise itself.

@joequillun7790 4 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing Frank. Also when cutting the wedge kerfs in the tenon, he didn't stop drill the ends. I guess you can get away with it some times.I'm never that lucky.

@salimufari 3 жыл бұрын

This might be crazy but why not do your layout from a center line for this & the screw location? Measure down from the top edge of the chop on center & go.

@androidgameplays4every13 6 жыл бұрын

What's the music at 5:30?

@joequillun7790 4 жыл бұрын

Are we in Arkansas, or Tenn? Maybe Texas? Thanks for posting.

@WoodAndShop 4 жыл бұрын

This video was filmed in North Carolina, but our school is in Virginia. You're welcome!

@androidgameplays4every13 6 жыл бұрын

What kind of accent is that? good work, thanks!

@sethwarner2540 7 ай бұрын

Ive heard about a "CHOP", but haven't a clue what it means.

@Gottesacker86 9 жыл бұрын

When doing a wedged mortise and tenon - why are there two wedges and not just one? Is there a structural advantage to using two?

@DanielStarbuck 9 жыл бұрын

I'd think it's to get equal pressure on the sides of the mortise and to reduce chances of a break in the wood from the flexing pressure, also if you did it in the middle it may not flex far enough or if it was off centre it may only make one side push out causing a slipping motion if pressure is put on the side without the "wing" so to speak, if you cacan visualise it you would end up with something that looks like a one sided dovetail, one Side would be wedged in place and the other prone to slipping and possibly making the entire joint fall out or break part way out. I hope that helps.

@Gottesacker86 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the response Daniel Starbuck. That makes a lot of sense.

@DanielStarbuck 9 жыл бұрын

no problem, im happy to help buddy.

@DanielStarbuck 9 жыл бұрын

no problem, im happy to help buddy.

@DanielStarbuck 9 жыл бұрын

no problem, im happy to help buddy.

@IH1940HAY 9 жыл бұрын

Both side now marked top, LOL.

@godu1111 9 жыл бұрын

First

@MaceWinduDuHuen 3 жыл бұрын

what a haircut

@elanreally3522 7 жыл бұрын

Good tips with soft wood. Now do it with Oak.

@trueleyes 2 жыл бұрын

Once again here is another video calling it a Wedged Mortise and Tenon but in actuality, it is just a mortise and tenon with a decorative-looking wedge in the tenon. a True Wedged Mortise is tapered from the back to the face of the finished workpiece the width of the wedge to be used. This is a True Wedge mortise Not the one in this video, here you have just made a mortise and tenon joint with fake wedges. There is a difference.