The “mortise” is the recess where the tenon goes. It can be cut by hand with a mallet and mortising chisel, or mechanically with a mortising machine and a hollow chisel bit. If you don’t have those ...

In this episode, discover how to create homemade tinker toys/building blocks using 2x2 pine. The project involves crafting 25 blocks, each measuring 1 1/2 inches square, along with 60 dowels cut to 4 ...