Thread: Best way to cut tennons?

Me its the dado blade on the TS with a tennon jig... super fast and be within .1mm

Originally Posted by noodle_snacks

is http://www.woodcentral.com/shots/shot390.shtml the type of design you were refering to?

That would be great for cutting matching mortises for the floating tenons

Almost as good as Bodgy's.

Tex

Originally Posted by noodle_snacks

If i didn't really have any decent hand saws (a couple of crappy ones ), then would one of those japanese pull saws be the bet if i wanted to try cutting things by hand?

In a word, yes. The Japanese saws are fine. They give an accurate, fast cut with a narrow kerf. The only qualification: their toughened steel blades don't last a long time when cutting Aussie hardwoods. You'll find you get a lot of broken teeth. On the other hand, the replacement blades aren't overly expensive. (Re-sharpening them is not an option).

I've got a couple of Japanese saws and a growing collection of Western-style backsaws.

Always cut my tenons by hand, incidentally.