How to cut a mortise with the drill press

Mortising in the drill press with a simple wood drill bit. In this woodworking video I use the drill press to cut a mortise to make a through mortise and tenon joint. I make a round corners mortise, and then I use a chisel to get a rectangular mortise so I can fit the tenon inside it. So we can use a drill press as a mortiser machine and we don't need a hollow chisel mortiser or a chain mortiser. But both a hollow chisel mortiser and a chain mortiser are craftsman tools that would do a better job.
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[@keck1852]

ANOTHER fantastic demonstration of super woodworking ideas I can actually use with the tools I have. In the past I've always tried to avoid using mortise & tenon joints because they were difficult for me to get right. Using your technique of setting up the drill press has changed all that! Now I'll be using these joints as much as I always wished I could & with much better fit than ever before. THANK YOU!

[@MrSteve280]

Nice, simple, and clear video for people that don't have the tools specific to making mortises.

[@MichaelOlsen-Engineer]

Great job Sergio. I am VERY impressed with how much your English has improved over your videos mi amigo. Bravo y Mas Excelente!

[@michaeljakus8373]

I love your drill press table and fence, you see all these fancy ones on you tube that would take damn near a whole day to biuld. This one can be done in a matter of minutes, does the exact same thing, and your back to work. Thanks for the good idea.

[@alonsocambronero5663]

I love woodworking: it's art meets work. I usually work on metals and welding, and this is far more forgiving than woodworking when it comes to precision and exactitude

[@ludditeneaderthal]

I like that single pivot drilling fence idea!!

[@ludditeneaderthal]

Sergio Acuña Padin very welcome! The simplicity is what makes it brilliant, lol. Superb not only for mortise work, but also holes spaced on a line, like shelf hanging pin bores, edge drilling/ dowelling, even sheet metal rivet work.

[@darrenwilliams324]

Totally agree. Well done

[@jafquist27]

Yes, that is a very useful jig! Nicely done.

[@shaver5959]

Very instructive, thank you, Sergio. I'm never too old to learn !!!

[@bobwitkow195]

You did it the way the old master woodworkers did, every day and without complaint. I love learning the old ways.

[@jelee5240]

Brilliant again! Clear, concise help for me, who does not have loads of fancy, complicated power tools! Thank you very much.

[@wolverine1694]

Agree 100% ... love woodworking but only have simple tools

[@SaucyTreasures]

Thanks again for a very instructional video! I, like many of the other commentators appreciate being able to do quality work without spending a fortune on specialty equipment. Cheers!

[@johndustan1714]

Great video and it’s refreshing to see that KZbin’rs make mistakes too. Glad you left it in and showed how you corrected it. Makes me feel like it’s okay when I make mistakes too. Thanks so much!

[@realgagne2956]

You have good ideas and explain step by step without leaving anything out like most other videos on here. I have the same drill press except the bottom plate has an " X " shape slots in it. I have to figure out a clamping table for it. Keep the videos coming Sergio

[@gortnewton4765]

Nice job! Loved watching this. I learned lots. Thanks for showing us.

[@SilvrDragon52]

Great easy common-sense solution. I'm gonna practice this technique and likely use it for an upcoming project. Thanks for sharing!

[@jerrydempsey5428]

Good Job and I especially like the way that you willingly admit when you make an error.

[@jonbishop1385]

Very good Sergio ! You have taught me to use my brain rather than my wallet ! You achieve so much with so few tools Thank You

[@prasadjanaka8293]

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[@Yahoomediaclub]

Brilliant Work ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved the bench clamp too, do u make video showing this pls? 👍

[@TheLayla33]

You are humble, simple and genius. Love you

[@donnielim728]

Honest! The true skill of a wood worker is in correcting ones mistakes. Some youtubers show only how perfect their work but the mistakes are edited out. Salute!👍

[@cliveyb5326]

Very nice, liked the easy mortice technique. The tennon gaps can be taken up with a locking wedge in the centre of the tennon, and side gaps can be covered by a filler consisting of glue and sawdust from the same wood.

[@tomruark1839]

Great video. You are a skilled wood worker and a skilled teacher.

[@cianmerne7961]

I like the design of your wood jaw liners on the clamps, very handy.

[@wdtaut5650]

This is one of the best how-to videos I have ever seen. Not just how to cut a mortise, not just wood working, one of the best ever. Technically good, everything is shown, every step explained. Other KZbinrs please pay attention. Subscribed.

[@WoodworkingwithDIYtools]

hahahahaha, thank you very much. I put a lot of effort in making my videos 😀

[@najdiy]

Very useful for who don't have mortise machine

[@SolveEtCoagula93]

Love your honesty and for presenting something real!

[@jackfive565]

I really enjoy your videos, you have very useful tips for woodworking, thank you and keep going.

[@liberato4751]

Thanks Sergio for sharing this ideas!

[@gerardosantosgarcia2717]

Perfecto y simple, la sencillez de la sabiduría. Gracias.-

[@NMranchhand]

I think that's very clever. And, in fact, I don't think the gaps would show at all if you wedged the tenon to finnish it off. Great technique.

[@wolverine1694]

Very good in my opinion... you did it with your hands and not CNC machine... I like it.... God bless

[@AB-C1]

Good video thanks from London England 👍

[@WoodworkingwithDIYtools]

Thanks for watching 😀

[@enduser6957]

Great video! I think going short is good for preventing blow out on the back.

[@godu1111]

I love your channel man. It's a nice to see an approach that is quite different from all the American channels.

[@theartness1]

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[@DavePawson]

I like the 'strip' to make a fence. Great idea.

[@greg6107]

Great video Sergio, thank for sharing pal !

[@brianstrappini8127]

If you would rather round the tenon edges, it would be quite easy to make a gauge to test the radius. All that is necessary is to use the same drill to drill a hole in some waste wood., then making a cut across the hole leaves you with gauge. I feel it is easier to round the tenon with chisel, file and sandpaper than squaring the mortise.

[@mikechapman3540]

Brian Strappini

[@bsouza1675]

I need to mortise out a piece of hardwood for a strike plate. Your video help me figure out how to do it. Great idea and thank you very much. Well done!!

[@rickrodrigues2219]

Brian I agree 100%.

[@harrypowers9412]

I agree-for me, rounding the tenon is easier than squaring the mortise.

[@dirkhaar2243]

BUT the squared form gives a much better, tighter connection.

[@saidchoucair9247]

dear sergio really enjoys watching his videos and his simple, but smart way of doing things, showing us his correctness and mistakes, as well as correcting, that is , a good pperson. I would suggest you use a router bit (spiral0 in the drill, so it would perform better and finish. a big hug from brazil. thank you very much.

[@saidchoucair9247]

Sergio Acuña Padin Thanks, When you use a router bit in the drill press, in addition to drilling the hole vertically, you can move the workpiece laterally to drill into the hole. Big hug

[@SaucyTreasures]

Well said, Sergio! I would MUCH rather watch someone make mistakes, then demonstrate how to correct them. Thank you for your REALISTIC approach.

[@efrancis19]

Personally, I don't feel that it was a mistake to not drill all the way through. Flipping the board the way you did and finishing from the other side ensured that you did not get tearout on the other side. So even if you didn't intend to do it this way, you did it the right way! Great job, again.

[@glennbaxter7254]

Great video - I always wondered how to do a M&T joint on a drill press! Thank you.

[@WoodworkingwithDIYtools]

Thank you. Thanks for watching :D

[@phome2239]

im about to make a small chair for my granddaughter and i will try this technique for the the mortice joints , i will let you know how well this worked for me good video thanks

[@EnginMan234]

Absolutely great step by step. Showing the mistakes makes it great for learning

[@WoodworkingwithDIYtools]

Thank you. I like to show all the steps 😃

[@keithbarnard7358]

A very good video, i particularly like the wooden pad idea you have for your clamps

[@MrRutabager]

Super job. Very helpful. Thank you

[@jorgesousa2962]

Parabéns. Ganhou meu LIKE Com certeza, eu vou ter essa perfeição daqui a 50 anos.

[@greg6107]

Great video Sergio !

[@carlotesta6299]

Bravo bel lavoro 👍👍👍👍saluti dall’Italia 🇮🇪

[@miketownsend6108]

I like the fence idea you have used with the screw in it

[@NikosDIY]

Instead of "squaring" the groove, could we round the other piece to fit? What it be harder to make?

[@hans-joachimstorz7389]

Ola Sergio, up to now I have looked to many of your videos and I really like how you make your projects with simple, but effective methods. This is why I give you a like and an ABO. Have a nice Sunday and stay safe! Kind regards from Germany Hans-Joachim

[@stevej00]

That's one darn sharp chisel!!

[@chrisball3634]

I would never have thought of that! So simple, brilliant, excellent.. thanks..👍👍👍

[@spinaway]

Excellent demonstration thanks for sharing.

[@MarkMcCluney]

really instructive vid mate, very enjoyable. thanks for sharing

[@bikerides]

Excellent video, thank you.

[@tangowood]

Great video. And thanks for showing the mistakes as well, thats where you learn the most, I think.

[@princ248]

I appreciate to see how to undo the mistakes. Thank you for the video.

[@katjammer488]

Man, really appreciate how easy your procedure is. What is the RPM speed of your drill press or said another way are you running your drill press at slow, medium or high speed? Thank you

[@ianbrodiesmith4085]

Greene and Greene joints look good and are very forgiving

[@MichiganHiker]

nicely done thank you for posting this

[@blackfender100]

Good work Sergio thank you.

[@partowidodo7167]

It's really help. Thank's

[@homeopathyforyou1691]

Nice. Especially the slider for the linear movement. Your skills are fine. Keep it up friend.

[@EweTubio]

Fantastic technique

[@Andy-jr9ho]

Very nice job. Btw.: isn't it easier to round pivot edges instead to work with chisel to obtain rectangular shape of the hole?

[@danhartman9087]

Sergio - you are one smart and ingenious fellow. Your ingenuity and resourcefulness are inspiring! This is MY kind of woodworking, as like you, I cannot afford the high end shop tools like so many videos have. Great job, keep showing your work!

[@SaucyTreasures]

Thank you for NOT changing the theme, we do appreciate it!

[@greg6107]

Great video for all levels ! Thank U

[@Soledadsworld]

Very good video, easy to follow - thank you!

[@DeltaSoftAustralia]

Great video....only one concern if someone can please clarify; will moving drill bit through the workpiece while it's spinning put lateral stress to the chuck and over the time cause the chuck to wobble?

[@denoose51]

Wow! What a great idea...thank you for sharing it. I plan on trying the same thing soon. Well done! BTW, I subscribed to your site.

[@margaritistakiskailos]

great tip thanksfor sharing!

[@rockrebell]

The pivoting drillpress fence is a really nice tool, I like it :) Your editing is pretty decent, too. It would be interesting to see a time and quality comparsion between doing a mortise this way, and "traditionally" with a chisel.

[@DrMGomezJr]

Great job!

[@haroonhlachporia86]

thanks a ton. informative and well presented as always. you make it look so easy..

[@Doomzdayxx]

Thanks for making video!

[@jlinkels]

Actually this is the right technique to drill a mortise. No fancy solution or jigs or attachments, but just right. You might be interested to know there exist special drills which are specialized for cutting sideways. But I forgot the right name in English. The wood strip pivoting on one side is brilliant, never saw that before but I must remember. Also your piece of wood permanently inserted in your clamp is brilliant. I am going to make a number of clamps like that this very weekend.

[@thestalicho]

I would round the tenon, however your idea is very good, I particularly like the drill table jig.

[@sawdust58]

Thanks for showing your methords with all. Please keep them cooming.

[@solsdadio]

I like what you’ve done with your F clamps.

[@tangobayus]

Very nice step by step instructions.

[@BruceChastain]

thanks for sharing the technique, I would like to try this some day.

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Bruce Chastain Bruce see my comment about the mortice chisel it will give you basically perfect corners on your mortices as long as you use them correctly. I have made every mistake there is and then some but I learn as I go. go to yard sales. and you can pick up old tools clamps ect..old antique planes .. just passing things along

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Bruce Chastain Bruce see my comment about the mortice chisel it will give you basically perfect corners on your mortices as long as you use them correctly. I have made every mistake there is and then some but I learn as I go. go to yard sales. and you can pick up old tools clamps ect..old antique planes .. just passing things along

[@nickrolfe69]

Tried this and worked perfect, thanks for posting

[@zooknz1711]

great video - thanks

[@jeffamer6448]

Well done my friend 👍

[@Valesmasters1966]

Great video!

[@petethewrist]

Thanks and nice clear video Cheers, Pete

[@sandeepsuthar2153]

My

[@lauramarshall6376]

Excellent video. And I love your beautiful accent. Your English is great!

[@bernarddeham4787]

marking gauge= scribe... I like your modified F clamps! Well done! When you consider the price of a mortising attachment for drill press to use the square holes drill bits, this is the best way, or using a router...

[@frabcescodantonio6054]

Sei veramente bravo! Un saluto da Palermo.

[@hippychippie1]

Excellent instruction which will be very usefull, Thankyou

[@customerservice2557]

Great & convenient way to drill a squre hole. Thanks!

[@sbs128]

Damn. I didn’t think of moving the wood left and right to clean the joint. Excellent, thank you!

[@Meticularius]

3/3/2019 USA Excellent. Thank you.

[@efrancis19]

Very good method, and great job on the video. I was wondering, do you ever have a problem with the bit wandering when drilling overlapping holes?

[@efrancis19]

So to avoid that, maybe try using an upspiral router bit, and only drill two pilot holes, one on each end of the mortise. Then just slide the workpiece back and forth from hole to hole, going down a little bit at a time. What do you think?

[@stevefromlondon9175]

Thank you For your help Steve UK

[@richarddebeer2247]

Great idea, thank you for sharing.

[@thumperman8490]

Excellent video and well done...great idea.

[@spr00sem00se]

tb son de bellota estos cinceles? como te van? muy buen video

[@orcasea59]

The pivoting guide fence is brilliant - I have never seen that before. Thanks! I find the number of thumbs down to be hard to believe for such a useful idea. I can think of only one reason, and it has nothing to do with technique. I am sorry for that. Keep up the good work!

[@keithklassen5320]

Well, the title does feel a bit like clickbait to me, since the finishing cuts are made with a chisel. I don't think the uploader meant it to be clickbait, it's probably due to language differences. Reading the title, I got the impression that the drill press would be all that was needed.

[@Hey_MikeZeroEcho22P]

I'm glad I bumped into this video......I plan to place a battery box in a piece of wood using a jig saw, once I drilled out a starter hole......but I like this better. WILL be using a strip of wood as a fence to guide the few holes that I need. Question: what brand and size drill bit did you use?? Thanks for your time & video

[@ezrabrooks12]

Good Job/Work/Info.

[@christopherlynn4692]

Very good! Thanks

[@robertvillarreal7590]

Dude u rock. thanks