A short in our table saw switch brought last week’s seminar to a screeching halt! Up to that point, everything was going great. But, I think Terry did a good job of explaining the remaining steps for milling lumber so it ends up straight, flat, and square. Luckily, we were almost finished with the process.

This week, Jim Downing will be showing us how to join the workbench legs to the rails with mortise and tenon joinery. When you’re after a sturdy workbench, mortise and tenon joints stand up to the strain and stress of most woodworking jobs.

We’ll use a drill press and some chisels to cut the mortises, and a table saw to cut the tenons. It’s really pretty simple, but there is one little trick that Jim’s learned that can make cutting the tenons on the end of the long rails a lot easier. Hope you can make it to find out what that tip is.

This week’s bonus download is a 4-page article from Woodsmith Issue No. 142: Mortise & Tenon Solutions