Thread: Mortise & Tenon Jig

Sigidi
I will try and explain a floating tenon without a diagram.
A normal mortice-and-tenon joint has a mortice on one side and a tenon on the other side. With a floating tenon joint, there is a mortice on both sides and a loose piece of wood - the floating tenon - is glued into both mortices. If you have a long rail, say 2 metres long, it is not easy to cut a tenon on it by normal methods. it is easier to cut a mortice in its end-grain and use a floating tenon instead.

Thanks muchly for speedy response...

IS it the kind of joint one see's in yellowtongue flooring?

Something like the pic?

Sigidi

It looks like this.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Sigidi do a search on the Beadlock loose tenoning jig (google) i purchased mine at carba tec & find it acurate enough for my limeted skills , the guy on woodshopdemo has some info on it & a good tip on fileing out the alingning mark for better alignment (vision).
Neal

Thanks all,

I can see clearly now... (but we need the rain. lol)

Grass is dying - but that just means less time mowing, more time in the workshop