Comments 0 cut your mortise tenon joints to the following dimensions for strong attractive joints.
Timber frame mortise and tenon dimensions.
To save setup time size the edge shoulder the same as the face shoulder.
Traditional timber frame joinery mortise tenon connections.
Failure of this joint can occur in five ways.
Then make a tenon sized for a snug fit without forcing leaving it about 1 16 short of the mortise depth to.
You want to cut a 1 4 thick tenon on a 6 wide rail.
But a 3 wide tenon is greater than 1 1 2 which is six times the tenon thickness.
1 2 1 4 5 8 5 8 5 16 3 4 3 4 3 8 1 7 8 3.
For parts of unequal thickness make the mortise and tenon up to a third the thickness of the larger part.
Getting started with woodworking.
Traditional joinery is the classic way to connect timbers in post beam and timber frame structures.
I have been working on a building a new base for an old pool table to put in our basement.
Pin size and location are critical.
Of all the joints in a timber frame the tying joints.
So for example for a matching 3 4 2 stile and rail first make the stile s mortise 1 1 2 long 1 4 wide and 1 1 3 8 deep.
The pin can shear off pin too small or decayed and the joint.
Make the tenon 1 32 longer than the width of the mating part if you ll sand the tenon end flush with the mortised part after assembly.
How to cut a timber frame mortise tenon part 1 we use a variety of tools to see what works best for cutting mortise tenon joint into some old timber beams.
Blind housed through mortise and tenon 4 blind mortise and tenon 20 21 boarding grooves 9 16 bridled scarfs 49 50.
Woodcraft posted on aug 15 2016 1 11 pm.
To join a 3 4 thick table apron a 1 1 2 thick leg for example cut tenons 3 8 1 2 thick on the apron ends.
It is an elegant and beautiful style of construction.
Ellis s rule says that your tenon should be 3 wide.
Mortise and tenon dimensions.
If that tenon s width would be greater than six times its thickness then you should split it into two or more tenons.