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Finally a mortise and tenon jig that I can afford and can build myself. That simple video just took all the trepidation out of making those joints. Once my shop is set up I'll be making one. Thank you.

@aaronq2627

2 жыл бұрын

Did you make one?

@garybarchas4984

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronq2627 not yet. But hopefully this winter when I can spend the days in the ( still in progress) shop. Thanks!

Running The Jig through the table saw and making a thin kerf is brilliant. Such a simple way to make it perfect!

@twotopsturning6493

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, real clever

Thanks for making the jig part of this simple and straightforward. :)

That you so much from "down under" in New Zealand! The video on making a loose tenon joint has made it so clear to me now. I will be using this type of Joinery quite often in the future on various projects. It is really so simple, and cheap, to make up the appropriate jig for the job. Thanks once again. Doug 🤠

Many videos about mortise jigs, but this one is most useful ! Great tips in making parallel fence !! Thank you !!

I have been working with wood since I was a small kid in the 70's alongside my dad in his garage shop. I like that while you have and use the new tech, you also add little ways to make things with the older skills, and less expensive tools. good job, keep it up. I have passed my love of woodworking along to my son, who also watches your videos.

Sir, you are a genius. This is something I have been looking to build for a while as I can't justify the outlay on a Domino. I look forward to spending the next few days watching your video archive. Thank you and a big hello from the UK!

Giving us all the benefits of your years of experience, it almost makes it feel like we’re cheating. As always, thank you for making our time in the shop all that much better.

James, you're the muts nuts. That's awesome in UK English. 😎👏👍✌️

Loose tenon joinery is a very nice option in most cases, I'd also recommend checking the Samurai Carpenters Mortise and Tenon jig for routers, that one is awesome.

My favorite part is leaving the tenon a little shy in the mortise. That's something my perfectionism just won't always let me do, but it sure is nice to have that little movement when you need it!

I have been watching KZread videos to make a mortising jig and this is by far the best and most simple. Thanks.

James, one thing I would add, having done a bed recently with lots of loose tenon joints. If your bit chatters because you used the wrong plunging technique and your mortises are a 1/16” too wide, cut thin strips on the saw, then glue the shim and tenon into the mortise. And if your bit chatters as badly as mine, use polyurethane construction adhesive. The glue’s expansion in the joint makes for rock solid joints even though a few mortises were frustratingly out of dimension (1/4” spiral upcut with 2”deep mortises).

I enjoyed this video when it first came out and kept it in the back of my mind to use later. Later arrived yesterday when I used it on a couple of bookcase face frames. Went pretty well, will assemble them starting today. As a woodworker who has been doing this longer than most of the KZreadrs have been alive I have to say that there is much to be learned from the younger folks in the business. Thank you for the tips and I will continue to keep my eyes open for new ideas.

Thanks James. I knew how to do the first bit, but the second half making a kerf width dado to keep the fence parallel is the game changer for me! Thanks man!

Thanks for taking the time and effort to help all of us DIYers that can not afford $1,000 + for the other loose tenon jig. I really like the simplicity of this jig. I am going to be building a few cabinets soon and will be using this jig for the joinery.

Definitely on of my favorite channels. Informative, educational and entertaining. Keep up the great work, and a sincere "thank you".

Your videos are completely informative without any useless info. Your info is easy to understand. Thank you for this.

Best woodworking video I have ever seen on youtube - Clear and precise

This video is perfect -- fantastically good tips, expertly presented. I made two jigs like this to create loose-tenon mortises in a queen bed frame, adding a second fence to enclose the workpieces completely. A wide jig for the leg mortises, and a narrower one for the headboard and footboard rails. It's hard to slide the router bit sideways to cut deep 1/2"-wide mortises in red oak -- especially in end grain. The plunging method is the answer. Thanks for your help, once again. All hail Stumpy Nubs!

That was an EXCELLENT video! I can't wait to try it. Thank you, James.

Incredible video James! Clear, succinct, and budget friendly. Have yourself a cold one, you definitely earned it with this one.

Nice job of explaining your method James. Thanks for all you do.

Thank you for another informative video that explains how I can rectify a problem I have. As an old (71 years) Marine Ordnance-man I am always amused by the Stumpy Nubs nick-name. We sometimes referred to our less cautious fellow ordnance brothers as One-eyed, Stumpy, limping guy. The really careless brethren were simply referred to in the past tense. Semper Fidelis.

Another brilliant one!

Wow, this is such a simple jig to make. Making two custom doors and now I have my jig. Thank you so much.

Now THIS is why I keep coming back. Well presented techniques that I can use during my limited time in the shop.

This is superb! Very simple, clear. It’s no more intimidating as it seems after watching your video. Thanks a ton!

Stumpy. I want thank you for all your Master Craftsman Teaching in Basic and other Techniques. I'm going forward in making Projects to Sell. I wish to be successful as yourself, as my example.

Great timing Stumpy! I have been wanting to build a solid core pocket door for our bathroom and with this setup I believe I can use your method! Thanks for posting, always great info!

I learn more with you style of presentation! Well done, Professor Hamilton.

Thanks for another very good, easy to understand tutorial. Keep 'em coming.

You're "Always Amazing" James. Thank you for this as you saved me a lot of money!!! Peace out!

If you don’t already have a tv show you should. Not that I want you to leave here, you just do a great job and I think you deserve a large audience.

I really like your work. i just started in woodworking this last year or two but since I started I've started I have emassed almost all the tools I think will be needed for the type of woodwork that i plan on doing. So far I have made an enclosure for my hot tub, an old fashion folding leaf table for my wife and a bench seat for our kitchens bay window dinning nook. Much to the thanks of videos like yours, keep them coming and thanks for the help.

Your content and level of detail is spectacular. And your soothing voice makes everything more enjoyable. Your content really blends the old with the new and the techniques feel really pure to the core of woodworking! Thanks!

Outstanding Tutorial - I'm off to the shop to try it out. Great, detailed explanation, Stumpy. More of these, please.

Thank you so much for sharing. It is a great tutorial and tool. I made a modification to the tool to capture saw dust. I cut a channel, the width and thickness of a small crevice tool centered on the back side of the gig that opens on the router guide slot. With my shop vac attached, I do not have to stop to vacuum the sawdust.

Thank you very much. Great to learn new ways of doing things without having to spend heaps of money!

Great demonstration James, thanks for sharing.

James, Simply genius idea with saw kerf alignment. Thank you again for all your hard work.

That scribing idea to fix a parallel fence perfectly is genius! Thankyou for sharing!!

Excellent video! Succinctly and thoroughly explained. Nice work, James. Scott

You’re just a Stud! I don’t know what else to say….?? lol. Your vids up my woodworking game….. so what else am I suppose to say….??! Besides, thx a million!

I had to rewatch the part of placing the jig fence like 6 times before I got it. As usual I was overthinking it. Brilliant design and I can’t wait to apply this loose tenon joinery for the next doors I build. Sure sounds easier than the rail and style method on the shaper I did plus dowels to make some solid oak doors a few years ago. 😉

Brilliant 👍😍 I will definitely be trying this out. Thanks for showing us the way.

Thanks! I have been debating floating tenons, but this gave me the confidence to try them

This is so simple and awesome! I’m making one! Thank you!

Love your tips ,I'm new to wood working and your help is so much appreciated makes my learning curve a lot quicker 👍👍👍

This is great. Thanks for the clear instructions and tips!

You ran through that really quickly, a rookie such as myself will have to watch and a few more times and take some notes. Really cool video

@kevincaruthers5412

3 жыл бұрын

Right there with you. I understood the concept easily enough, but the specifics, I'll need to watch it again

@scottfaulk9081

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate his conciseness - I can always pause or watch something numerous times. It’s better than having to watch a 30 minute video with 5 minutes of information or worse yet - someone who just plays bad music and doesn’t explain anything at all

Stumpy, I have been racking my brain over loose tenons lately, this solves a lot of the problems I have been trying to figure out. I plan on getting a Festool Domino at some point, but this is exactly what I need right now! Now to the shop! Ok not right this second, I don't think my kids or neighbors want me out making saw dust at 5am :)

Thanks for sharing with us, lots of good information you’re putting out. Thanks so much.👍👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Love this! Thank you for the tips.

Awesome video! This is just what I've needed to make my job easier.

Huge thanks from Norway!

Fantastic, will be trying out a few loose tennons on a project, tennons are super strong👌 just like the dovetail you added on that floating bed on instagram, nice detail only real woodworkers appreciate

Love your tutorials! Thank you!

Thanks for the great video James! I don't have a working router, but enjoy thinking of when I have the time to get it fixed.

I must say, that is a slick way to do mortises and tenons for large pieces. Affordable too.

Thanks bud! Fantastic video!

This is a super cool idea! I've been looking for a better system than I have been seeing on KZread, as they involve time consuming steps. A double mortise and tenon is the perfect solution, and I don't need a biscuit jointer either!

Thank you very much for the awesome jig idea! Subscribed!!!

Excellent video and explanation. When I make my mortise templates, rather than gluing them up like you do, I staple the strips to a blank of 1/2 inch MDF. Then, I use a bearing bit to cut out the hole in the MDF. Pop off my strips, and the template is ready to go. No glue squeeze out, or waiting for it to dry.

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.

What an absolutely great channel this is.

Great Video...way better than spending $1000+ for a Festool Domino tool... Thank you

Love this method thanks James 👍🏻

This is great tip. Thank you

Just what I needed to know, right when I needed to know it. Thanks so much for this.

Awesome approach to cutting mortises. I’m doing this next time!

Bookmarked because of your newest video

I have been using a hollow chisel mortise and table saw for years. I gotta give this a try. Next project is restroom wainscoting. Perfect opportunity. Thx.

Great video and tutorial. I had thought you could do this but had not seen a pro use it, so I figured I was missing something. Thanks!

A video on making a solid core door with a skin would be sweet. Your content is gold!

Thanks for this! I learned something today!

Nice method. I plan to check out your magazine soon as you provide extremely valuable content. Keep it up!

I'm about to start a reproduction of a Josef Hoffman table and plan to use loose tenons for connecting all the top panels and for joining the aprons to the legs. Fast, adjustable, accurate, and don't forget, saves timber waste that would usually occur when chopping traditional tenons. Great vid as always.

Thank you for this video.. about to embark on a baby crib build and am weighing this vs dowels. Thinking actually making slat tenons on saw since the wood dimensions are thin. Great work your doing !!

Awesome tip - thank you!

Brilliant. Love it.

This is absolutely awesome! I'm building a table and will likely use this for all of the legs since all of the parts are the same thickness! Thank you!

@donbrowning689

3 жыл бұрын

You should look at a mortise master

Thank you very much for a great video, very clear!

That's actually a fantastic tip! 😃 Thanks a lot, dude!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Why am I now seeing this, great idea 🤠💡👍💡

Great video, Stumpy~!! I don't see myself putting out the $$$ for a Domino, so this is a great way to accomplish the same thing. I see myself making a couple/few of these jigs for different loose tenon sizes. Thanks~!

Another Great video and tip!!! Thanks so much for sharing with us,always enjoy your videos!!!w

Great video thanks for sharing. That’s way cheaper to test out that the other options.

Another excellent vid, thank you. It was blind tenons for joining boards - and your recent mention of the Dowelmax jig - that inspired me to put in my Dowelmax order. Well, it's here. It came yesterday. I haven't opened it yet, but I am hoping for a good weekend.

@emm_arr

3 жыл бұрын

I heard that Viking longboats used blind tenons for joining boards. They've intrigued me ever since.

I think you just saved me $1500. Thank you !!!

Very nice channel! I watch bits videos with pleasure

what a great video, thanks for that. Regards Steve

Think i may just have to give this a try... great video sir

Gunna try it, thanks stumps!

Holy cow great information - Thanks

I love loose tenons and cut the mortises in various ways. Your quick jig is a smart method. That said, related to your intro comments, here's an off-topic suggestion to facilitate perfect fit when using a tenoning jig to make traditional tenons on the table saw: Cut both cheeks simultaneously by using two blades with a carefully sized spacer mounted between them. The spacer dictates the tenon thickness, eliminating that part of the setup hassle. (Of course, this method requires that you take care in centering the tenon on the thickness of the work piece, if required.)

I really liked the tip about the kerf for aligning the slot parallel to the workpiece. Nice job. One thing I like to do to my tenons after cutting them to length, is to slightly chamfer the ends so that they'll slide into the mortise a bit easier, especially when they're all covered in glue. Additionally, on some of the bigger tenons, I like to score a few shallow relief grooves on the cheeks. It seems to allow them slip into place without scraping off too much of the glue. By the way, I really enjoy your videos.

Good to learn easy and effective method!!!

Good instructions mate!