Mortise And Tenon Step Stool

This creates the slot for a wedge.

Mortise and tenon step stool.

Two sides contains the angled joints while the other two contained the straight ones. The legs were joined with thru mortise and tenons and the tenons left proud and chamfered for aesthetics. Making the mortise and tenon s in this built there was a mix of straight mortise and tenon s and angled ones too. Mortise and tenon foot stool.

Re insert the tenon and tap a wedge of equal width into the slot using a hammer. Listen for creaks and groans and watch for splits. Once the joint fits well remove the tenon piece and secure it perpendicular to the workbench. If you see the leading edge of the tenon splitting the top edge of a mortise upward either tap the split area down or trim the tenon.

Position your clamps and slowly draw the stool together. This is a good starting project for myself and others if you are interested in making something using the mortise and tenon joint. Getting the stool together and apart again won t be easy. Work carefully move slowly and be patient.

My finished stool measured out to be about 16 long roughly 5 inches tall and 8 inches wide. A few of the projects in this collection use only hand tools and other features include angled joinery curves and mortise and tenon joinery. Make a top down cut which will divide the tenon in two being careful not to exceed the shoulders.