Woodworking Tips: Routers - George Vondriska shows you how to set up and correctly position a plunge router on the wood to cut a perfect mortise. A WoodWorkers Guild of America (WWGOA) original video...
Plans now available at PDF plans now available! Build video also available at This is my version of a slot mortise that I spent a lot of time designing with quick setup time in mind. no measuring required can be used completely with reference marks. I got inspiration for this mortise from the festoo...
Norm celebrates the 13th season of The New Yankee Workshop with jigs. Proclaiming them "as important for the workshop as any power tool, " Norm devotes the new season to building a variety of these useful devices, which will allow home woodworkers everywhere to build their projects with gr...
Learn how to make a self-centering mortise jig from master craftsman Rob North! Subscribe here...
Router Mortising Jig Inspired by The Wood Whisperer Episode #63 (Gadget Station pt 6) where Marc uses a one time use jig for installing a SOSS Invisible Hinge (something I've done before, only I did it the hard way!), this jig has stops for positioning it on the workpeices and stops to control the r...
Original post on our site with additional information, plans, questions & comments: *Note* - This video was excerpted from an episode of TWW Live. There are lots of methods available for making mortises. One of the most versatile tools for mortising is the hand-held router. You can do a lot with...
This is the simpliest and the fastest mortise and tenon jig ever built. It did 34 pairs of mortises and tenons in just less than 2 hours...
Original post on our site with additional information, plans, questions & comments: With so many joints in woodworking, its sometimes difficult to know where to begin. But there is one joint that stands out in my mind as the first joint every woodworker should learn: the mortise and tenon. This ...
Are you into mortise and tenon furniture? See how to cut tenons on any table saw. When you're ready for more depth, try this excellent DVD: And be sure to join the Popular Woodworking community to learn more! Our blog: Our Facebook page...
Mortise and Tenon Joints are a common part of furniture, here's a quick jig that you can make to cut tenons on the table saw. It's made from 3/4 inch plywood and a scrap of pine. It cuts tenons with a single shoulder, where the tenon is flush with one face of the board. I use it for making farm tabl...
A router and three quick-to-build jigs make installing half-mortise locks fast and easy...
We stopped at the General booth at the 2011 National Hardware Show to take a look at the Mortise and Tenon Jig by General. While this is not classified as a Power Tool, we still think this is a great accessory for anyone that has stuggled in making a Mortise and Tenon joint...
The Best Mortise Jig updates the previous version with Higher Quality Video. I have yet to see mortises, as perfect, and as easy as the ones you'll be making with this jig. This jig gives perfect mortises in less time than any other method. With the Best Tenon Jig, you can make perfect Mortise and T...
This is a re-post of an old video from Feb 2, 2007 in a higher quality format. The old video was split into two parts and this version combines them both into one video for your convenience. With so many joints in woodworking, its sometimes difficult to know where to begin. But there is one joint th...
Here is a simple jig to make tenons on your tale saw. FREE Plans for the Simple Tenon Jig: Website: Facebook - Twitter - Pinterest ...
A standard operation for anyone who retrofits doors into existing frames or must resize a door or opening to the available space, door hinge installations will crop up in the life of a woodworker or cabinetmaker sooner or later. Most videos offer a benchtop demonstration on a piece of scrap wood. In...
The process of using a router on a hinge is the same, whether it's being done on a cabinet hinge or a full-sized door hinge. Find out how to use a template and clamp to cut the mortise for a hinge with help from an experienced woodworker in this free video on router hinges. Expert: Dave Trull Contac...
After last weeks Project "The Dovetail Jewelry Box" A viewer prompted me to make a marking gauge, since I made reference to not having one in the shop when I was cutting the dovetails for the box. Well that is exactly what I did. Here is a simple project. A quick and simple Shop Made Marki...
See my video on making the jig. this is the jig in action making perfect, safe and error free mortises for floating tenons...
For more information and photos: This shop made jig works in conjunction with your router and its edge guide. It has a fixed stop on one end and an adjustable stop on the other end to limit the length of the mortise. The guide helps to support the router and keep it square. The tabs on top of both l...
A quick & simple way to build a Table Saw Tenon Jig. Using your TABLE SAW Made from Baltic Birch 3/4 plywood. This is a "Easy build for a weekend project" & will help make fast & easy Tenons for all your Projects. How to Build a Table saw Jig for Mortise & tenon In your woo...
This is a shop made mortise jig for the router. It is based on a design found here: I encourage you to ask any questions you may have. This video was made rather hastily during the middle of a project because I thought, "Hey! This is neat. I should share it!" So, I may have left out some d...
A shop-made all-in-one jig for making of mortise and tenon wood joints. Can handle stock of various measures of thickness...
Mortise jig for loose tenons based on the jig in the book, "Router Magic" by Bill Hylton...
Watch more Learn Woodworking videos: Learn how to make a box joint from Makeville Studio in this Howcast woodworking video. Box joint is second only to dovetails, in terms of the amount of glue area you get. And it's great for, that makes it great for drawers or anything that's going to get a lot of...
The mortise-and-tenon joint is the true workhorse of solid wood woodworking. Loose or floating tenons are a remarkably useful variation on the traditional mortise-and-tenon. Learn more about the mortising block and the techniques used in this video at: This is the first supporting video in a series ...
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Norm celebrates the 13th season of The New Yankee Workshop with jigs. Proclaiming them "as important for the workshop as any power tool, " Norm devotes the new season to building a variety of these useful devices, which will allow home woodworkers everywhere to build their projects with gr...
Loose-tenon Joinery. This clever router jig is self-centering for perfectly placed mortises. Additionally we demonstrate a loose-tenon joinery technique, a joinery method featuring a piece of wood—the tenon—inserted into matching mortises. Just as strong as a joint made with inte...
Tenoning Jigs By Tom Caspar Tenoning jigs make the complicated world of mortise-and-tenon joinery a lot simpler. I've used a homemade wooden jig for years. I stand a rail upright on the tablesaw and clamp it to a tall box that slides on my fence. Most shop-made jigs have two drawbacks, though. First...
Try the Mortising Jig with this accessory for super precision. I know it's not a shop made tool but man it's cool...
Here's a simple, low-cost way to improve the performance of your benchtop mortiser. Replace the factory table with a larger one, and add a bench-dog type screw clamp for side pressure. I made my MDF table 12" square and drilled the bench dog holes on 2" centers on the centerline of...