I'm still confused on one thing:

If the stiles are 1" thick, and I don't want the mortises to show, they
would have to be SOME dimension LESS than an inch. I must have used the
wrong terms in my previous post...

dave

Swingman wrote:

"Bay Area Dave" wrote in message

Swingman, thanks for the primer on the M&T's!

The depth of the mortise in 1" would be around 13/16", right? and then
make the tenons 1/16" to 1/8" shallower?


In this case, make your mortises 1" deep and your tenons a little less,
13/16" +/- ... gives you some room for excess glue to pool and not push the
tenon back out.


Like I mentioned earlier, I've
got the DP mortiser kit, BUT I don't have any mortising chisels. Isn't
it imperative that I clean up the mortises with those types of chisels?
I'm not Neander equipped yet. I've got one simple 3/4" wide chisel.
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