Mortise And Tenon Joints

Joshua Sterns shows you how to use offcuts to perfect your box-making skills

Inspired by a traditional tool tote, dovetails and tenons combine for sturdy, lightweight storage

Just trim off the little wings with a block plane.

Simple jig uses the same tablesaw setup as the tenons.

Team up your dial calipers with a set of feeler gauges to sneak up on the perfect tenon size.

JessEm makes slip tenons easy

Square pins with shaped tops are a great feature of Craftsman furniture, but driving the pins without damaging the top is tricky. This wood driver helps.

Easily adaptable to tubs of any size, this bath tray holds a phone, a glass of wine, a book, candles, or whatever you need.

A plunge router and router box make this method of cutting mortises simplicity itself.

They swell up and make the joints tighter.