Mortice & Tennon Joint or Biscuits

Aug 19, 2003 5 Replies

I am building some outdoor seating. Is there a simple way to cut accurate mortice and tennon joints. A jig or special technique to use? Or would biscuits be suitable. Thanks, Mal


What about loose tenons? Strikes me as perhaps stronger than biscuits and simpler that M&T. I've used this from time to time when I need something fast:

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Just to add in a tad more - my Beadlock setup often annoys me. It usually slips off the reference line at the worst possible time. It never slips during the first three holes on 'A', only one of the two on 'B'. Slips about

10-15% of the time. Grrr.

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