Freedman suggests a jig for routing the hinge mortises and I'll surely try it if I ever get around to making another box.
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Mortise chisels are the most common of these; they are longer and heavier in section so they can be used to chop out mortises.
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Accuracy is not as important in the creation of these mortises as the biscuit joint is designed to allow a bit of flexibility during glue up.
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Tucked into a wall cabinet is a mini-collection of braces and bits, including an interesting chairmaker's reamer, which makes tapered mortises.
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When you have finished, you may have to deepen the hinge mortises to make the hinges once again fit flush with the edge of the door.
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Since we discussed the cutting of mortises last week, we may as well look at ways of making the second half of the joint, the tenon.
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To begin with, I'll say that mortises are not something you want to cut entirely by hand unless you are merely trying to pass time.
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Given the size of the uprights, and that the mortises must go all the way through them, it's generally necessary to cut them by hand.
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For an 8-inch board, I'd lay out two mortises, each about 3 inches wide with a gap of about 2 inches between them.
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Then you have the tools for making mortises _ you can use an electric drill here _ and more arcane tools for forming tenons, both straight and tapered.
