| 1. | The thick planks were lashed together by rope fed through mortises.
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| 2. | The horizontal timbers are tenoned into mortises chiseled into the posts.
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| 3. | For cutting small mortises, a normal drill bit can be used.
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| 4. | This tool is used to square the corners of router-cut mortises.
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| 5. | Remove the door, then chisel out the mortises for the hinge leaves.
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| 6. | Chisels are most useful for cutting grooves, slots, recesses and mortises.
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| 7. | Most folks these days cut their mortises on machines.
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| 8. | Once the mortises are cut, fit the three pieces together and clamp securely.
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| 9. | The frame and legs were put together with a series of mortises and tenons.
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| 10. | There are mortises in several places in the frame, where hinges once were.
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