Getting rolling - dadoes, mortises and tenons

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Re: Getting rolling - dadoes, mortises and tenons

Tue May 29, 2012 7:44 pm

I have gotten a little more progress on my toolbox in the way of mortises.
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Between the above four photos and the one below, there was quiet a bit that went on of getting the mortises roughed in. What was shown above was chopping straight down on one long side only. The way I proceeded with the remainder of the roughing was to angle in to the middle from both sides until I broke through then pare roughly to size. The next photo shows the mortises pared to size without the taper.
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I am proceeding with the divider mortises differently than Chris in that I will fit the long side dadoes from the mortises/tenons, then use the long side dadoes to transfer to the floor.
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Re: Getting rolling - dadoes, mortises and tenons

Tue May 29, 2012 9:07 pm

Coming along nicely..
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Re: Getting rolling - dadoes, mortises and tenons

Fri Jun 01, 2012 11:40 pm

More progress on the long side mortises that will be flared.
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Re: Getting rolling - dadoes, mortises and tenons

Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:41 pm

Hi Chris,

You mention that "The main partitions will attach to the floor panel using some wedged floating keys". Also that the main partitions are of Pau Amarillo and later on that the wedged floating keys are of jatoba. Can you explain how the jatoba keys are connected to the pau amarillo partitions? It appears to me that the partitions have flat bottoms.

I am continuing to work away on mine as time permits. I have the partition grooves cut now in the sides and the bottom, and am ready to make the tapered mortices for the partitions. After that I plan to put some shellac on the inside surfaces, then hopefully on to assembly.

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Dan
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Re: Getting rolling - dadoes, mortises and tenons

Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:35 pm

Dan,

check out this thread for more on the floating tenons:

http://www.thecarpentryway.com/Carpentr ... f=26&t=135

Keep up the good work :D
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Re: Getting rolling - dadoes, mortises and tenons

Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:37 pm

Thanks Chris, that's exactly what I was looking for. Don't know how I missed that thread!

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Re: Getting rolling - dadoes, mortises and tenons

Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:38 pm

Glad I could point you in the right direction.
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Re: Getting rolling - dadoes, mortises and tenons

Wed Dec 17, 2014 2:37 pm

I have a very basic question: When you lay down your centerline, is it horizontal or vertical? Is it based on the symmetry or asymmetry of the joinery?
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Re: Getting rolling - dadoes, mortises and tenons

Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:03 pm

Chris Pyle wrote:I have a very basic question: When you lay down your centerline, is it horizontal or vertical? Is it based on the symmetry or asymmetry of the joinery?
It can be oriented either way. It's a reference line, helpful when the joinery is marked out relative to a center line. With a box, if the internal dimensions (length and width) are important, then it is convenient to establish a centerline on the stock and mark out half the desired dimension each way. If the connecting walls are 20" apart in the inside surfaces, then you would measure out 10" each direction from the centerline.

You can leave the board long in this approach. An alternative would be to marks out and perhaps cut the board to a specified length and then lay off of each cut end or marked line inwards a certain amount. But, in that method, you are already working on a dimension which is established off of another dimension, and thus the chance for error is doubled over the centerline method. Of course, you can check after you have marked in from each end, and you will likely find you are slightly off the desired 20" spacing you were after, say.

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