In this short woodworking clip I walk through how I cut a handmade loose‑wedge mortise and tenon using only hand tools. I focus on why I scribe my layout lines first and then place the chisel directly ...

In this short build I show how I cut a keyed mortise and tenon joint entirely by hand. I mark out the shoulders, chop the mortise with a chisel, then carefully shape the tenon and the tapered key so ...

Tokyo 2010: Japanese designer Yota Kakuda presented a collection of wooden furniture at DesignTide Tokyo 2010 earlier this month. Called Tenon, the pieces are joined by slotting together the mortise ...