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"SteveB"

19/11/2005 12:05 PM

Mortise and Tenon cutter purchase advice

I want to buy a set of three to six mortise and tenon cutters to make some
furniture and things.

Anyone have any suggestions on a good brand?

Caveats?

Do some have better replacement blades and better prices on them? What
about longevity?

Sites would be appreciated. I have Googled a lot on this, and there are a
lot out there. I just would like to buy a quality set that would:

Last
be easy to get replacement blades for
do a good job
have good metal so they don't wear out fast
have any other good qualities I don't know about yet.

TIA

Steve


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Greg G.

in reply to "SteveB" on 19/11/2005 12:05 PM

20/11/2005 12:41 PM

SteveB said:

>
>Again, I want to make rustic furniture where you take round pieces of wood,
>and sharpen them on the end to make a round tenon.
>
>I am not making the regular mortise and tenon that has right angles, and can
>be made on a table saw.
>
>This style uses round pieces of wood with the bark still on it.
>
>Sorry I was not very clear.
>
>I am learning.
>
>Steve

Try this:

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=42299&cat=2,2180,41007

Other vendors carry similar tools.
Haven't used any of them, so I can't comment.
FWIW,

Greg G.

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charlie b

in reply to "SteveB" on 19/11/2005 12:05 PM

19/11/2005 2:45 PM

Upscale wrote:

>
> What are you asking about? Hand chisels for motises? Chisels for a mortising
> machine or what brands of mortising machines themselves?


Since machine mortise bit/chisel sets don't cut tenons
and neither do mortising chisels, I'm guessing he's
talking about router bits - possibly for the Leigh FMT
(in which case, money should be no object to him) or
the Trend M&T jig. Given that assumption - Whiteside
router bits have a good reputation.

charlie b

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WillR

in reply to "SteveB" on 19/11/2005 12:05 PM

19/11/2005 6:06 PM

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"SteveB"

in reply to "SteveB" on 19/11/2005 12:05 PM

20/11/2005 8:44 AM


Again, I want to make rustic furniture where you take round pieces of wood,
and sharpen them on the end to make a round tenon.

I am not making the regular mortise and tenon that has right angles, and can
be made on a table saw.

This style uses round pieces of wood with the bark still on it.

Sorry I was not very clear.

I am learning.

Steve

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Dan

in reply to "SteveB" on 19/11/2005 12:05 PM

20/11/2005 3:42 AM

On Sat 19 Nov 2005 02:05:52p, "SteveB" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:4ALff.566$1x.255@fed1read06:

>
> I want to buy a set of three to six mortise and tenon cutters to make
> some furniture and things.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions on a good brand?
>

Sure Steve, glad to help. This is all you'll need:

http://www.djmarks.com/multirouter.asp

Oh, and a router and a few bits. But that's all.

Dan

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Dan

in reply to "SteveB" on 19/11/2005 12:05 PM

21/11/2005 1:35 PM

On Sun 20 Nov 2005 06:25:12p, "SteveB" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:at8gf.679$1x.109@fed1read06:

> Thanks, Greg. Exactly what I am looking for. Just wondered if anyone
> had experience enough with these to say which were some of the best
> brands.
>
> Steve

Oh, those.

Actually I wasn't aware there was more than one company making those
things.

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"SteveB"

in reply to "SteveB" on 19/11/2005 12:05 PM

20/11/2005 4:25 PM


"Greg G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> SteveB said:
>
>>
>>Again, I want to make rustic furniture where you take round pieces of
>>wood,
>>and sharpen them on the end to make a round tenon.
>>
>>I am not making the regular mortise and tenon that has right angles, and
>>can
>>be made on a table saw.
>>
>>This style uses round pieces of wood with the bark still on it.
>>
>>Sorry I was not very clear.
>>
>>I am learning.
>>
>>Steve
>
> Try this:
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=42299&cat=2,2180,41007
>
> Other vendors carry similar tools.
> Haven't used any of them, so I can't comment.
> FWIW,
>
> Greg G.

Thanks, Greg. Exactly what I am looking for. Just wondered if anyone had
experience enough with these to say which were some of the best brands.

Steve

Uu

"Upscale"

in reply to "SteveB" on 19/11/2005 12:05 PM

19/11/2005 3:20 PM

"SteveB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> I want to buy a set of three to six mortise and tenon cutters to make some
> furniture and things.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions on a good brand?

What are you asking about? Hand chisels for motises? Chisels for a mortising
machine or what brands of mortising machines themselves?

Qn

"Quentin"

in reply to "SteveB" on 19/11/2005 12:05 PM

22/11/2005 12:57 AM

Just saw this: http://tinyurl.com/c6sxn at Rockler

Quentin.

"SteveB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:4ALff.566$1x.255@fed1read06...
>I want to buy a set of three to six mortise and tenon cutters to make some
>furniture and things.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions on a good brand?
>
> Caveats?
>
> Do some have better replacement blades and better prices on them? What
> about longevity?
>
> Sites would be appreciated. I have Googled a lot on this, and there are a
> lot out there. I just would like to buy a quality set that would:
>
> Last
> be easy to get replacement blades for
> do a good job
> have good metal so they don't wear out fast
> have any other good qualities I don't know about yet.
>
> TIA
>
> Steve
>
>

jj

jo4hn

in reply to "SteveB" on 19/11/2005 12:05 PM

19/11/2005 7:58 PM

SteveB wrote:

> I want to buy a set of three to six mortise and tenon cutters to make some
> furniture and things.
[snip]

If you want a bench top mortiser (most common), I have the Delta and am
satisfied with that. You can google this news group and find lots of
recent discussions on it. IIRC the General was another favorite.

I also have the Delta tenoning jig for the table saw which works quite
well, even on my PM66. If I am doing just a few tenons, I will do them
on the RAS which is also acceptable. There are lots of plans for home
made tenoning jigs for the TS. Again google this group.
mahalo,
jo4hn


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