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Chris Carruth
 
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Default mortise and tenon dimension guidelines

I understand that the mortise and tenon should not generally be thicker than
1/3 the width of the piece. Does this also apply to the top and bottom
shoulders of the tenon?

In other words, if the the stretcher or stile is 1.5" thick, the tenon
should not be an thicker than .5". What is the limitaton on height of the
tenon? Any?