Quick tenons

[Anonymous]

hello everyone..............i am trying to find another method for cutting tenons.............at the moment i use my table saw, but i'd like to try a different way.................a quick way ............i have quite a bit of tenoning to do, so if anyone could suggest a quick way..........please do .

Kenny.

 

[Alf]

Kenny,

• Hand saw (quick - eventually. With practice.) and shoulder plane (ooo, look, an excuse to take a trip on The Slope. Obviously a Good Thing...)
  Router plane (slow, slow, quick, qui-, well just slow really)
  Router table (like this)
  Bandsaw (ah, gotta love the Neanderbuddy)
  Cheat and use a biccy jointer or Beadlock
  Woodrat (oh look mother, quick and accurate)
  Spindle moulder (how quick that is might depend on how long you take to save for one of course...)
  Leigh <choke> or Trend M&T jig (lest said soonest argument avoided :wink: )

Ah, there's probably plenty more, but to be going on with.

Cheers, Alf

 

[Aragorn]

Leigh <choke> ... M&T jig

Are you choking on the unrivalled speed and accuracy and pleasure and ease of use, Alf :?: :wink:

 

[Adam]

Leigh <choke> ... M&T jig

Are you choking on the unrivalled speed and accuracy and pleasure and ease of use, Alf :?: :wink:

Just the cost I imagine. :wink:

Adam

 

[Bean]

Is this a private argument or can anybody join in :wink:

I would go for :
Handsaw or Router(with a home made jig) and then a Bandsaw(I dont own one hence last choice) simple, economic and quicker with each one cut.

Bean

 

[Rob Lee]

Leigh <choke> ... M&T jig

Are you choking on the unrivalled speed and accuracy and pleasure and ease of use, Alf :?: :wink:

Just the cost I imagine. :wink:

Adam

Maybe she should review one.... one never knows.... :lol:

Cheers -

Rob
(not "Leigh")

 

[Steve Maskery]

My first choice is usually Loose Tenons (no, they are NOT sloppy!). This http://homepage.ntlworld.com/steve.mask ... ources.htm vice setup is great. Quick to set up and quick to cut. Repeatable. Accurate. Suitable for rails up to the height of your bench.

After that its the bandsaw. For Barn Doors I'd use the RAS.

Cheers
Steve

 

[Alf]

Leigh <choke> ... M&T jig

Are you choking on the unrivalled speed and accuracy and pleasure and ease of use, Alf :?: :wink:

Just the cost I imagine. :wink:

I'm saying nuttin'

Cheers, Alf

Very, very willing for someone else to review router gadgets of any variety. :shock:

 

[tx2man]

BANG!!!! as i recall Alf

TX

 

[Bean]

Has it happend yet !!

Can I take my fingers out of my ears yet !!


Bean

 

[Dewy]

To try to get past the arguing. lol. I use a router jig to make the mortices and jigs on the table saw for both shoulder and cheek cuts.
A few pieces of plywood, mdf, hard and softwood and an hour to make the jigs.
Just a few minutes to make each M&T

 

[devonwoody]

Hello Dowels,
Over the last three years I haven't found a better way (or quicker) than using the table saw (Triton workcentre).

Of course you could always ask Ian again he might do half of them for you. :roll: