About

Learn to use a variety of power tools to create mortise and tenon joints, among the strongest ways to connect pieces of wood.

With this style of joinery, one piece has a "tongue" (the tenon) that fits into a recess (the mortise) in the mating piece. The joint design offers mechanical strength and helps keep parts aligned while they are being assembled and glued.

There are numerous ways to create these joints, including with hand tools. This class focuses on machine methods. You get hands-on experience in:

• cutting a mortise using the drill press and vertical mortising machine.
• cutting tenons on the table saw, band saw, and hand-held plunge router.

You also learn the types of projects where these joints work well and what proportions and other details work best.

Prerequisites

Before the class begins, you must have completed Orientation to the Woodshop, Woodshop Tool Safety  Checkout 1 and Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 2.

Class Policies

• Ages 14 and up are welcome.

• You must wear safety glasses and closed-toe shoes, tie back long hair, and avoid loose-fitting clothing and jewelry. We recommend bringing your own safety glasses.