Elementary Course in Woodwork / Designed for use in high and technical schools, with one hundred and thirty-four illustrations: First Edition

by George Alexander Ross

Fig. 67.

Fig. 68.

Take the rip-saw and saw down the outside of the lines on the tenon piece the length required; cut off the sides with the back-saw. In sawing split the line so that the tenon will be as thick as the mortise is wide. This means that half the line is to be left on the work. Fasten the mortise piece in the vise, putting a piece below to keep it from going down when cutting.

Place the mortise chisel about the center of the mortise; hold it vertically, and with the mallet drive the chisel down into the work; release the chisel and make a new cut, keeping the flat side of the chisel towards the end to which the mortise is being cut. [Fig. 69] shows how the cutting should be done.

Having reached the end, turn the chisel around, and cut towards the other end in the same manner. (Where the mortise goes through it will be unnecessary to take the chips from the first side.)

Fig. 69.

Fig. 70.