About

* This class has prerequisites. Please see below.

With their interlocking nature, mortise and tenon joints are among the strongest ways to link two pieces of wood together when the grain direction runs in opposite ways. But to work correctly, both sides of the joint need to be cut precisely right.

This two-session class focuses on making four different styles of these joints, using the vertical mortiser, the table saw tenoning jig, the Festool Domino cutter, and the router table.

On the first day, you will learn how to lay out these joints, using marking gauges and rulers. You will then cut mortises two ways — with the vertical mortiser and with a drill press and chisels. You will cut tenons with the tenoning jig on the table saw. On the second day, you will learn how to cut haunched tenons and why you might want them, and you will learn how to use two tools — the Domino cutter and the router table — that each can make all the cuts you need for mortise and tenon joinery.

The focus of this class is on learning the techniques. You will go home with samples, not a complete project. The instructor will challenge each student to cut each style of joint using custom dimensions, ensuring that everyone gets a chance to learn to adjust the tool settings to match different depths and widths.

Details:

* This class is open to woodworkers 14+ years old who have competed Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 1 and Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 2. If you have not already taken them, please register for them before you sign up for this class. If you want to use any of the tools covered in this class during Open Studio time, you also need to take our free Orientation to the Woodshop class.

Instructor: Josh Haza. Josh has been building furniture for his home and doing home renovations for a few decades now. He also built equipment for high school physics classes he taught.

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