Mortise and Tenon T-Joint — Study Resources & PYQs
Practical construction of a mortise and tenon T-joint.
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- Wikipedia - Mortise and Tenon (Article) — Theory base: definition, parts (mortise hole and tenon tongue), proportions relative to timber thickness, variations and applications. Good for the 'Introduction' paragraph of the experiment.
- Wood and Shop - Make a Mortise & Tenon Joint with Hand Tools (Article) — Seven-step illustrated lesson with a labelled anatomy diagram of the joint. Only hand tools are used, which matches a college workshop where no mortiser is available.
- Woodworkers Institute - Master Mortise & Tenon Joints (Article) — Explains the order of work (mortise first, then fit the tenon), layout marking and cheek/shoulder cutting. Answers the common viva question 'which is made first and why'.
- Traditional Timber Framing - The Mortise and Tenon Joint (YouTube) (Video) — Full demonstration by a furniture maker from marking gauge setting to final fit. Watch at 0.75x speed while sketching the stages.
- EASY Mortise & Tenon Joint with Hand Tools (YouTube) (Video) — Short alternative demo showing chopping the mortise with a chisel and mallet. Useful if the first video's method is not what your lab instructor follows.
Taught in these subjects
- WORKSHOP MANUFACTURING PRACTICES — BMEL21 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Workshop Manufacturing Practices — MEP5212 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu