Mortise And Tenon Joint By Hand - Table Apron (2020)

[@jimmys511]

After hearing about the work you do for veterans I have subscribed to your videos but after watching your videos there is no one else to watch because of your skills.

[@markvogt9462]

By far the best woodworking channel on KZbin. Rob Cosman is the GOAT!

[@jamesomalley4257]

Great instructions. Now I just need a router plane, mortise chisels, a better workbench, more saws, etc.

[@dominicc3521]

You can use a normal chisel, works fine as wine. A very good stable levelled workbench is beneficial and crucial though.

[@jamesomalley4257]

I made a slightly smaller version of that table. I used my regular chisel to chop the mortise. It works but takes a bit longer. I have since acquired a mortise chisel and appreciate its value.

[@micdiva]

@@jamesomalley4257 don't know if you've bought his saws but I wouldn't. In my opinion there's much better and cheaper options out there

[@keithscriven724]

@@dominicc3521 àà q

[@ARMYStrongHOOAH17]

You just don't get it do you? 🤦‍♂️

[@ryanlemons7831]

Best I can tell by everything I’ve seen on the KZbin is be it dovetails, mortise and tenons or any other joint- if they are created by machine they are loose fitting and practically useless. It’s amazing to me how many people think that glue can compensate for a loose joint. The only successful machine made joints I’ve seen done were only accomplished because the craftsman made the tennons intentionally a hair over sized and the mortises a hair small and use hand tools to sneak up on the fine tuned fit by hand. Same with other joinery types. I’m so happy that thanks to men like Rob and many many others have really revived the traditional hand tool woodworking.

[@goo-o8g]

"if they are created by machine they are loose fitting and practically useless" yeah this is just entirely and completely false.

[@ryanlemons7831]

@ nah I’ve repaired a LOT of failed joints on furniture sir. A LOT! In contrast to hand work; Machine cut joinery is sloppy at best. Never once have I repaired a hand cut joint except in a neglected piece that was over 100 years old. Thats experience talking. I understand that Experience varies. Yours might be different, if it is the case that you’ve had success with machine cut joinery consider yourself lucky. But the simple fact is- No way around it, hand work reigns supreme. Always! Even precision metal working machines are brought in to spec by hand. Ain’t a machine on earth that can make a surface perfectly flat. But a man with a flat granite surface stone, blue ink and a scraper can! Again. Hand work reigns supreme. Always.

[@Polish2317]

Thank you for the attention you give our heros.

[@Homestead_Ireland]

I don't want to puff you up with pride, but what a great craftsman and teacher you are. I thoroughly enjoyed watching. Thanks

[@davidkoba]

I have been a union carpenter for over 15 years. Finally started to get into wood working. Thanks to you I have been recently getting into hand tools. The satisfaction of using hand tools is incredible.

[@drDAKOTABOOZER]

Rob Cosman might be the wood working god

[@The_Seeker_of_Truth]

I have had no need to ever build a mortis and tenon joint, but I still couldn't stop watching to learn how!

[@WolfinWolvesClothing713]

Right? It makes me want to go make one just because. Lol.

[@ottomaselli7762]

I admire the amount of detail you put in every procedure description. It shows the Love you have for woodworking. You are a great teacher. Please keep making theese videos !!!!!

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

If you keep watching and commenting we will keep filming

[@matthewthompson6719]

I agree. The level of detail is great, and it's rare. Great job, Rob.

[@BeADad2447]

There will never be an app for this! Mad skills partner!

[@thehowlandworkbench5849]

Thank you for this video. Your explanations are detailed and precise, and your delivery is well paced with the camera work. The result is that we feel as if we are privy to your thought process at the precise time you are working on any part of a procedure. We can see the why as well as the how, and at the same time. You are a great teacher!

[@cuebj]

We mitred the tenons when I was at school from 1969 to 1972. Sitting by a coffee table chess table I made in 1970 with that method. Won the school woodwork prize and selected Lord of the Rings (three hardback books) from the options offered. Still got them too

[@ThatNinja1]

It's all most impossible to stop myself from blowing the wood away along with Rob lol. All woodworkers should understand my plight.

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

blowing or bleeding?

[@ThatNinja1]

@@RobCosmanWoodworking blowing of course

[@WolfinWolvesClothing713]

😄

[@roberthamm1495]

LOL This great how to work after an injury. I'm needing this video.

[@tomgazebobob1503]

That was enthralling. You come across as an ok person. Thanks

[@davehumphreys1725]

I enjoyed your video. Nice to see an expert fixing problems on the fly, as they occur. Thanks.

[@sacrajah]

This is excellent technique for making a mortice and tenon joint.

[@altrome1]

You are absolutely fantastic teacher! Thank you :)

[@ForestWoodworks]

A rare video that I came back to in the same evening after needing to break for a bit. I then went to your Website and saw the words Peace and Joy there on the landing page. So exactly the sentiment as to why I am learning to be a woodworking craftsman; It brings me peace and joy to build beautiful things and to take my time with the details. Extremely satisfying! More so than Slime Falls ;) I mirror other commenters that this instructional video will be my go-to. And now it has a designated playlist. Thank you for this masterpiece of craftsmanship. I have bookmarked your Website as well. Have a good one and take care!

[@leeackerson2579]

you are one hell of a teacher, thanks much for a great video.

[@gilbertomanzanilla4333]

A 58.38 mns worth to watch it to the end, thanks rob for putting great effort and time on teaching us, you realy are our woodworking couch💯

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Thnaks for your support

[@dr.skipkazarian5556]

I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, but I didn't even know mortise and tenon chisels existed! I have spent a great deal of time making these types of joints with flat chisels, drill bits, and knives....a labor of love but way too much labor. Thank you Rob....best wishes and stay healthy.

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

No embarassment in learning

[@byronforehand]

Bring new to woodworking its great to come across such a wonderful teacher. I never knew there were different types of chisels - a chisel was a chisel was a chisel I thought🤷‍♂️

[@lonniecrook1684]

Sure wish I had watched this a week ago. Now I see I have much cleanup to do on my mortises before cutting my tenon's. Great video, great technique, as usual.

[@jwgolfnut]

Rob, you make it look easy. Great informative video. I’m glad even a professional like you still has to put on a band-aid now and then. I usually have some sort of band-aid on my finger all the time. 😂. I’ve been a cabinet maker my whole life (63). And I wish I could have watched your videos 40 years ago. It’s pretty easy making furniture with high tech machinery, it’s so much more enjoyable to do it all by hand. Keep up the great work. Your the best out there.

[@GARDENER42]

I think this video has done more to give me the confidence to raise my game above basic "wood butchery" than anything else. Many useful tips on how to accurise sawing & using chisels to create clean, well fitting joints. Thanks from the UK.

[@tommcnally3646]

This is so informative, it's rare to see a great craft person be able teach so well

[@ww89]

Can't belief making mortise and tenon can be so precise, thanks for this excellent video!

[@Moonshiner117]

Simply excellent as usual.

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Thank You! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@konstantinivanov1986]

Aaaand Cut🎬. Good video hope the young people are watching yo pick up the craft.

[@tompdx]

Thanks Rob, you just validated my bandaid cabinet build.

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

I only did that to help you justify the cabinet !!!!!!

[@samueldougoud3289]

Gorgeous video ! 37:55 Ah, that was clever ! 👍

[@freeofbug]

Excellent course. I learned so much. Thanks

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Great to hear!

[@omerofaggionato4405]

Your way of working is really amazing

[@fredhermann9717]

Every single one of your videos has good instruction and small gems that are priceless. Marking only one dude of the mortise and drawing perpendicular lines is one of the gems. Right after watching I sweat to the shop to experiment. Worked like a charm. Thank you

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

I am so glad you find my videos useful. Keep watching and I will keep filming

[@JDDupuy]

Hand tool Master. Outstanding teaching video. One of those times where folks will never see your work but will enjoy the strength and longevity of your work. If only they knew the amount of effort that goes into the joint. Great video work by your camera person! Excellant gluing tip on chamfering the tenon and where to put the glue.

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Wow, thank you. Appreciate you watching and commenting

[@nealweatherhead497]

Bright red blood = very sharp chisel. Great video Rob, the way you teach is the best out there by far.

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Thnaks neal....How are you doing up ther in Washington?

[@nealweatherhead497]

I'm doing quite well, thank you.

[@WesleyBrace]

Great video. I picked up several useful "tips" in this tutorial. Thanks!

[@The_man_himself_67]

Thanks. What a difference a sharp chisel makes. My regards to your thumb!

[@elroySF]

Very well done. Thank you for posting. My first mortise and tenon joint looks like it was made with a dull axe by a blind lumberjack. My second one was a little better...the fifth one...approaching acceptable - if you don't look too closely. ;)

[@kennethrutledge9222]

Wow !! I like your style !! Very Presice !! I get the jointery you're doing but its your bench that I love !!! I've just decided what bench ill build !! Thank you Thank you for your time !!!

[@manuzach]

So good! Held my attention for 60mins!

[@jsimon179662]

You describe all the details that make all the difference. One of the most professional “ teachers “ out there. Thank you!

[@kennethrutledge9222]

I noticed your U.S.S. IWO JIMA patch !! Thank you for your service !!

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Not me, these patches represent the many wounded Vets that have come to our Purple Heart Project the workshops. 6 full days of woodworking hand tool training. We thank them for their service!

[@austinrhoads]

This guy is the best!

[@r.parker1933]

I really wish I'd watched this before cutting several sloppy mortises on a couple projects this year. Really good stuff. Thanks!

[@davidcampbell2845]

Exceptional instruction. Craftsmanship demonstrated with style.

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Thnaks. I hope it gave you some tips

[@charleshirst6220]

I have been cutting mortise & tenons since the 70s so I didn’t need to watch this video because I know how to do it - right? Mmmm well can all learn. I learned from the Reader’s Digest DIY book (the 1970’s version, not the rubbish later version). They gave an alternate method, perhaps a standard older method, but I really prefer yours. Their mortise way started in the centre and worked outwards for a bit to create a short full depth hole, and they used the chisel the other way round (rotated 180deg). All the cuts way thus vertical in both axes but levering waste out was much less effective because the lever fulcrum was much longer (at the top surface of the wood). The rest of the mortise was then chiselled out to full depth. I like your tip to clear out waste using a smaller chisel, I always messed up my sides by using the full width chisel. I like the idea of using only one line and in future I will use a piece of wood clamped as a guide.

[@alimaleki217]

Rob displays his incredible skills again! If that’s not enough he bleeds for his craft!

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

I will do anything for you guys entertainment!!!!!!

[@edmcgugan2079]

30 year old chair that has been stood on and piled on? Looks pretty goòd! Good joinery. Excellent video. Nice and clear. Thank you.

[@mattthwaites6539]

Glad to see some blunders, like a cut on the thumb or dropping a marking gauge or grabbing a dull plane.

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

We show it all. No air brushing on this channel

[@nikoscuatro7251]

Thanks a lot!, This helps a lot to understand all the process, and seeing how works a true professional and teacher.

[@savoielvis1]

You are a heeeell gooood teacher.....saved this videos as favorit :)

[@Stelios.Posantzis]

I haven't seen a more masterful carpentry demonstration than this as yet on youtube. A veritable master craftsman's course!

[@2bmade-projects594]

Thank you Rob. Your a fantastic teacher!

[@jackleg693]

I’m brand new to woodworking so these videos are exceptional for learning from all your years of experience! Thank you for sharing these. I seriously need to expand my chisel range.

[@charlesdall8165]

Very good thanks

[@waynebusse6376]

I took an idea from the biscuit industry where the biscuits are mashed to put dimples in the surface to help carry more glue into the joint. I use loose tenons that I custom make in large batches. I make the fit really tight and then compress them in a vice that has a nice pattern on the jaws that make 1/8'' by 1/4'' waffles on the tenons. I do this right before using them so the waffles don't swell back out from moisture in the air. I've done stress tests and the glue joint is super strong compared to using regular tenons. Sometimes I use a up cut spiral for deep tenons but if the tenon is shallow I use a slot cutter bit to make a longer shallow mortise. You have to move pretty fast on the glue up as the dimples start to swell as soon as the glue is applied. You can also compress traditional tenons the same way.

[@milosgrujic9118]

Very encouraging seeing how with basic tools you can make something great as this joint. Thanks!!

[@lencranston8183]

Your videos are so well done and informative. Thank you for sharing your skills and knowledge with us, Rob.

[@johnjones291]

You are so blood good thanks for your time I really appreciate it have a good one

[@jimtrebes7926]

Wow what a fantastic video! Thank you.

[@jeffbourne6015]

Another superb instructional video detailing many tips and techniques to get precise mortise and tenon joints - explained clearly and simply as usual and combined with great close up camera shots. The use of ruling parallel pencil lines as a guide perpendicular to the single scribed mortise slot line was a simple and great tip to ensure accuracy when chopping out the mortise. Equally, the different strategies for sawing the tenon cheeks accurately we’re great too. Thank you Rob and TEAM COSMAN - a LONDON based permanent Cosman video viewer!

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Glad you liked it and rhanks for watching

[@WolfinWolvesClothing713]

Just getting into woodworking a little more seriously. You've been a great teacher so far. Today I learned it's dumb to touch the sharp part, 😄 and don't slap my gauge off the table. Seriously though I appreciate it when someone has a passion for doing things right. Keep em coming, maybe by the time I retire I'll be building something I can sell. P.s. I meant the great teacher part. Thanks for sharing.

[@TWC6724]

Thanks for this video. You are more detailed than a lot of woodworkers and it shows in your work. There were several things I learned in this video that I haven’t seen before I’m going to apply to my technique. Appreciate you and your time Rob.

[@lor191ric]

Thanks rob another excellent video and a flashback to the old batman series

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Thats exactley what we were modeling those comment bubbles after......really

[@lakshmikpunugu4735]

A very interesting presentation, A professional, very detailed, text book presentation with great patience..I felt as if I did the job...Many thanks for the morvelous work. 🙏🙏🙏

[@dkbuilds]

Great video! Great length, perfect amount of editing, incredibly informative. One thing I personally picked up on was the grip of the board against the back of the bench hook, allowing the left index finger to be free to still guide the saw. I wouldn't have thought of that. Thanks for sharing!

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Glad you picked up a useful tip.

[@libork8106]

Great workmanship ...

[@sreedharanbhattathiripad8656]

very very interesting and detailed demonstration step by step. Checking by a lens is quite wonderful.

[@polenick]

What a masterclass. Thank you!

[@stevejensen3471]

A drawbore would have been nice here. Love that 5.5 - my most used jack!

[@devmatharu8002]

Too good brilliant workmanship

[@jorgepelegrini7286]

Buenas Noches Señor!!; Exelente tecnica y mis felicitaciones a su camarografo por sus tomas cercanas.Muchas Gracias y que tenga un exelente dia.--

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Thanks a ton

[@danielcaputo1975]

Thank you for the video!

[@TonKuipers134]

Thx. a very good tutorial. I learned some of the work in another way but I am going to practise the methods that have explained in this video.

[@toddgrant4268]

Sir I love the way u teach it fits the way I think.

[@edwardoneill4080]

Excellent instruction video

[@MrBillUp]

Really nice job Rob.

[@bobbramlett1678]

Thanks for your service, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@MrSawdust85222]

This may have already been posted as I have not read thru all of the comments. Setting the depth on the mortise. Why not use a router plane instead of the marking gauge? Awesome video, thanks for what you do.

[@brucekokkinn6347]

Inspirational, detailed and fantastic!

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Thanks. What video should we do next?

[@paulkarch3318]

I learned a lot from this video. Very clear and understandable.

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Glad to hear it! Thanks so much for watching and commenting

[@angrygromit93]

I wish I could have seen this two weeks ago. Been making my duaghter a simple desk, 14 mortices, 14 tennons, the tips here could have made it go smoother and a whole lot faster.

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Well , I guess you could start over agian !!!!!!

[@bubba8]

Such diligence and attention to detail. Excellent craftsmanship

[@Tocsin-Bang]

A few years ago I inherited a few mortice chisels from my Uncle John. They are good UK make, being old Marples (not sure where modern ones are made, but these must be 30-50 years old). I still need to learn how to sharpen them, then I have a couple of things that need mortice and tenon joints.

[@AmericaninBrazilWoodworking]

Great video

[@billcoley8520]

You sir are O.C.D. ONE COOL DUDE

[@sandromor2007]

Great again and again

[@quamrulahsan335]

very precise working!! Amazing..

[@josiahutah3712]

Awesome instruction. Go cougs!

[@bobbenzuly7893]

Thanks Rob for another wonderful video! Like many others, I learn something every time. You mentioned at about 52:40 that if the joint is loose, you'd have to fix it. Would you please make a video explaining how you would fix the loose or off-kilter joint? Many thanks!

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Great video Idea. I will have COL Luther put it on the list to do

[@LeavirtuS]

Nice project! Thanks for the enjoyable, instructional video!

[@markmywords519]

Thankyou. I inherited some old furniture and it is sooo beautifully constructed and solid in th ejoints. One reason why it lasts 100 years, my sons can't cope with the time it requires coz they say its not profitable. Hmmm skill loss and impatience is our future sadly. great video.

[@frankstover3444]

Beautiful job Rob!!

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Thnaks for watching

[@alecreid9983]

What a great lesson Rob, really emphasises the importance of SHARP TOOLS, the little bits that you are shaving off with ease is amazing👍

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

Sharpening is the most important skill for the hand tool woodworking

[@kennethlemke9826]

Excellent

[@kenf2662]

Rob, Yes a long time joint but not forever, I have repaired squeaky loose tenons in furniture most in chairs.

[@RobCosmanWoodworking]

I suspect the most likely culprit is either a poorly fitted joint in the first place or an undersized joint for the stress placed on it.

[@kenf2662]

@@RobCosmanWoodworking Could be, Older the Furniture and not of the modern glues we have today.

[@devmatharu8002]

Good work

[@Mr_Rick]

What a pleasure Rob. Very much enjoy & appreciate all the sharing you do. Especially every detail and nuance. Thank you.