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Learn how to build a versatile jig to cut mortises in three ways using a router. Michael Fortune first created this ingenious jig to make clean and accurate mortises in curved pieces. He soon discovered that the jig works just as well in straight pieces and is flexible enough to use for end-grain mortising.

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a woodworking manual with instructions on how to make a morting jig

Rout end and edge slots quickly and easily Loose tenon joinery, like that used in the Easy Chair on page 50, is a great alternative to traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery. The latter requires cutting an integral tenon in one of the parts to fit in a mating mortise cut in the other part. But with loose tenon joinery,

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Loose tenons are an extremely strong joint, but some of the machinery required to make them can get a little pricey… Not anymore! This Mini Mortising Jig can be made using scraps plus the cost of a few little clamps and fixtures, and you’ll be making quick and easy loose tenons in no time!

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