Gary Junken
A mortise angled at 5° works well for single fixed wedges, allowing each side of the tenon to flare outward to create a dovetail of sorts that locks the joint securely. Minneapolis woodworker and artist John Nesset starts with a simple drawing to determine how much the mortise wall should be offset on each side to make room for the wedge.
Fine Woodworking Recommended Products
Festool DF 500 Q-Set Domino Joiner
This joinery machine revolutionized woodworking for so many. There is no easier way to get mortise and tenon joints—but it comes at a cost.
Drafting Tools
Add a hole guide to this kit, and you'll have the tools you need to work out your designs with scale drawings.
Starrett 4" Double Square
- Small-size tool for checking or setting 90 degree angles
- 4" double square, adjustable
- Working surfaces ground to a demanding +/- .00001"
- Rules are marked with 1/64", 1/32", 1/16", and 1/8" graduations
Blackwing Pencils
If you've listened to Shop Talk Live, you've heard them talk more about these pencils than you could possibly imagine.
Leigh D4R Pro
Spacing: Variable
Stock width (max.): 24 in.
Stock thickness: 1/8 in. to 1 in. for through-dovetails (pins board can be 1-1/4 in.); 1/8 in. to 1 in. for half-blinds
Half-blind depth: 3/16 in. to 3/4 in.
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