Timber Framing Mortise & Tenon

8" x 8" Mortise & Tenon joint cut in oak, basic timber framing techniques for use in post and beam construction.
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[@EverythingBeautiful5]

Will & Michelle were AWESOME people and Will was a positive instructor hands on and an inspiration to me! As a female, and an architecture student at age 18 & 19 I spent the best part of my summers learning from these craftspeople. I will never ever forget Michelles warmth and delicious wholesome meals and feeling like this is the quintessential place to be on earth, with them in their perfect element. Made friends and memories to last a lifetime too! Denise, N.J.

[@tedvanmatje]

I'll be doing a lot of this in the near future, to get my 250 year old german wooden-beamed house back to her former splendour. francis, thanks for posting this and your other videos :)

[@a320214]

Job is perfect ! Thanks for sharing your time and talent !! There is one secret that is shown too fast : 3mm excentration of 2 holes ( at 3:20 ). This explain why the final join is very tighly closed.

[@larchejacquesclarel9451]

its the biggest tenon i have ever seen. I never thought that drawboring techniques can be used on timer framing as well ...great video Francis.

[@francisbarnett]

Larché Jacques Clarel Many thanks, the draw bore is a very important part of timber framing , it makes a massive difference in the rigidity of the structure.

[@larchejacquesclarel9451]

Lol i guess it requires much more strength compared to furniture especially in terms of structure and weight

[@crustyou]

You gotta love the sound of woodworking. A satisfying video.

[@francisbarnett]

+Cry crust you're very welcome

[@francisbarnett]

+Cry crust you're very welcome

[@TheWodzuKS]

Świetna robota dziś już nie ma takich fachowców co by umieli takie połączenia zrobić

[@rzezwicki1980]

Nie ma szkół dlatego nie ma fachowców.W Stanach są takie szkoły ,robią kursy kilku dniowe i uczą jak budować całe domy z takimi łączeniami .W Polsce każdy fachowiec uważał ze nie ma po co uczyć sobie konkurencję a teraz nie ma już fachowców i następców .Są jeszcze jednostki pojedyńczy ludzie ale jest ich bardzo mało i większość nie ma czasu chęci lub pracują na zachodzie żeby uczyć nowe pokolenia .

[@IVORY123100]

In my 37 years of carpentry .. Many will try to bust on another's technique , Whatever it takes !! is my motto . and as a master timber framer .. In all my years , Unless the job is a square .. It is best fitted piece to piece and well thought out .. I have seen "Packages " come out that were computer generated and milled per plan and didn't fit " No dry fit " and calculation done in a perfect world that didn;t consider the imperfections and vagaries of that timber . Sharp chisels , a planer , a skilsaw , deft measurements .. I personally like a ferocious meat eating angle grinder .. .. One of the lovely things about specialized timber framing .. You can easily make more than a Dr .. and have fun doing it

[@francisbarnett]

Thanks for your comment, its always good to hear from a trades man that can understand what hes looking at. I made these couple of joint example videos to show customers the process of building timber frames I never guessed they would be popular. thanks for watching.

[@michaelbillups3706]

Just tried this way on a 6x6 spruce timber. Like a glove. Thanks for the video

[@francisbarnett]

Thanks for watching

[@tjeerdvangennep2597]

It's all about fusion, it worked out well for you.. Love the use of both modern and old fashioned tools. Wish I had the same machinery ;)

[@francisbarnett]

+Tjeerd van Gennep old hand tools are the best, the steel is of a better quality. Thanks for watching

[@RELAXnRENOVATE]

That drill jig just won you a new subscriber. Great idea👍

[@jkuang]

Great instruction without saying a single word! Wonderful!

[@averagelife5523]

That's really look nice... my dad was a carpenter did awesome job Everyday but I don't have his awesome talent.. I turn up to be a flight attendance and now regret.. Rip dad I miss u

[@francisbarnett]

+NewbieTech H thanks for you comment.

[@user-bt5qt9pp4x]

It just takes a little practice. Pick up a few second hand tools and just build small things and progress from there. You may not have your dad's exact talent but every woodworker has talents in different areas of the craft, you might be yet to find yours

[@aaronlong4196]

Aww, he gave it a big hug.

[@j.jarvis7460]

THIS IS Exactly WHAT I’ve been looking For. Thanks for the awesome video. Quick and efficient.

[@FrankDreban1]

I love this dang video. I keep going back to it. Good lord, I’d love a chain mortiser. Or a barn beam auger seated drill press. I liked their peg hole drilling jig/platform for their power drill. I need to figure out/draw up/find some plans and make one of those. I did some sawhorses recently out of 6x6 and I couldn’t draw bore the tenon because I couldn’t drill a straight hole through both sides of the empty mortise cavity with my spade bit and it wouldn’t line up when I plunked the tenon down in it. Had to drill the hole with the tenon in.

[@jayj4142]

You probably already solved this problem by now, but in case others read your post and have the same problem, you can use a longer, small diameter drill bit to drill through the entire (empty) mortice to get your alignment, then go back and drill each side with your spade bit using that first pilot hole.

[@philipgard8135]

Looking to jazz up a pergola project and this should do well. Please keep the "tutorials" coming.

[@francisbarnett]

Philip Gard Thanks for watching.

[@MaghoxFr]

wow that chain mortiser is epic! I love tools.

[@francisbarnett]

+MaghoxFr You'll enjoy this new video of mine then! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYu1pauom7aSnJI Thanks for watching.

[@HabibaAhmed-zb7zf]

sangs

[@HabibaAhmed-zb7zf]

Thanks for your

[@HabibaAhmed-zb7zf]

Haw are you

[@HabibaAhmed-zb7zf]

The video mine then

The wood is so beautifull, that we can mind that it's a plastic wood. You rock man !

[@francisbarnett]

+Stéphane Lamarre merci boucoup

[@beedebawng2556]

@@francisbarnett De rien, mon fils.

[@rjrombal]

Impressive demo! Your mortise-cutting machine was fabulous! Your vertical drill jig was instructional.

[@francisbarnett]

+Rich Rombalski thanks for watching

[@nextlevelgamez9243]

I love how M&T joints have some flexibility to them making the entire structure stronger.

[@joefran619]

100's of years it was used and nothing is strong or last longer. Made a few of my storms windows with m&t joints!

[@jonajo9757]

Lots of medieval cottages have used them instead of nails.

[@CASH-TO-THE-MERE101]

NextLevel Gamez 🔥

[@ziggy9403]

Fuck yeah. This isn't the 17th century. Love it man.

[@francisbarnett]

+Magnus Bojaxhiu Your welcome anytime

[@AJohnson0325]

I have a feeling that this has to be a much stronger way of building than how most houses are built today...some pine 2x4s and a few nails here and there.

[@francisbarnett]

+AJohnson0325 some buildings using this type of construction have stood testament to hundreds of years use and appear they will be around for hundreds more. Thanks for watching

[@scripps143]

My house is 215 years old and still standing straight and all the joints are make like we saw in the video. The rafters in the attic are joined at the top with pegs and are numbered using Roman Numerals - easier to do as there are no curves in roman numerals.

[@ryanolden5304]

Great bit of Joinery, love these videos. From one joiner to another keep it up. like the scarf joint one too.👍😊

[@francisbarnett]

many thanks

[@aloiseaux767]

I'm more of a no-machine guy, but your results are good man, nice.

[@francisbarnett]

My current hobby is woodcarving rather than the timber frame day job stuff, i understand the no power tools approach, its very rewarding and even more of a workout. Thanks for watching.

[@leloodallasmultipass]

I actually grow my trees so that they have the shape and the holes already in them. No tools at all, so...

[@FrankReviewtalk]

you got any pics ?

[@Oakleaf700]

Sadly one couldn't make any money if timber was all split by hand for a Frame, side axed and whatever -it would take so much longer and be un-competitive. Using mechanical saws/chain morticers is just as skilled as using hand tools- your marking out still has to be spot on. It is likely that the original timber framers from yonks ago would have ''worn out'' much quicker, simply because of the arduous physical strength needed..arthritis is often found on old excavated skeletons of men in their 40's. Show them a skillsaw or a chain morticer, and they'd have been on it like anything :) Would have made their lives easier for sure.

[@markwilson3941]

leloodallasmultipass - Heheheh good one ! And the fifth element. Nice. I should be smokerichtydemon lol

[@Carlfukinevans]

I was looking for a video with the use of large wood. Making a table out of Jarrah sleepers. Great vid. Thank for sharing!!

[@francisbarnett]

+Carl Evans thanks for watching.

[@slaneysider106]

Nice work pal , I have one of those chain morticers,I’m thinking of selling it as times are tough , I’m after changing my mind now after seeing this

[@throughthestorm3852]

That was the quietest sill saw I’ve ever heard

[@uarbor70]

Just the way the Pioneers did it LOL I just discovered a new tool I didn't know I needed

[@opensourcedev22]

Chains saw press -- well I need this in my life now

[@the_culture3259]

That might be the coolest thing I've ever seen

[@francisbarnett]

+the_culture thanks for watching

[@francisbarnett]

+the_culture thanks for watching

[@jackjmaheriii]

Who doesn't like seeing an expert shaped wood to fit a purpose? Are they salty that his shot to shot transitions aren't perfect? He's a carpenter not a film major.

[@francisbarnett]

many thanks

[@Noyi12]

Jack Maher w

[@starrmyres7841]

It's simple, Just go to wood prix page - and enter the Wood World.

[@henkidorand2154]

Jack Maher Mmmmmmmm

[@victorurreagallardo4133]

Jack Maher lo molo lO P2p P2

[@scripps143]

My 215 year old house is still standing straight thanks to mortise & tenon joints. (No power tools back then!).

[@francisbarnett]

+S Cripps many thanks

[@muneer24]

Is your house really that old? That's amazing can you post some pictures! It would be interesting to see such an old house

[@Carpenters_Canvas]

I really love doing post and beam joints , there are so many and when you finish the, you can admire them , like wow I’m awesome , good job I wish I could find a video of old houses being built , so far only found one and the volume is down . The others don’t really get into too much detail

[@soundcolorstudios6812]

Love the home made drill guide 💯

[@Deezer00]

Great, No commentary, perfect for us beginners. Worthless

[@davidfalat4377]

An absolute joy to watch bro. Thankyou

[@MrBoondaba]

This clinches it. Building a chicken coop this week and have been planing on some framing metal and dowel joints but nope - definitely M&T on it now. Gives me an excuse to use my new chisels anyway.

[@Void-gn9zm]

And I thought Batman was a badass growing up. This is cool!

[@stephentokoly8261]

Now that's a mortise and tenon joint!!!

[@beaufighter245]

True craftsman, very neat work.

[@gabrielpefcik570]

Very well done job and educational video, one can learn alot about joiner joints, marking,scribing,measuring and how to cut a corner with this job but do not necessary have to use same power tools like you, ya I like it, thanks for sharing.

[@francisbarnett]

Many thanks

[@trouts4444]

Excellent work. Never saw a drill jig like that. The video work is excellent also. Thanks.

[@francisbarnett]

+David Kirkpatrick your welcome anytime

[@thesamwise007]

Francis, you're the man. Love the drill press ;) Got a vid on how to make that one??

[@francisbarnett]

I'm planing a series on timber framing tools, first one will be the portable drill press. Thanks for watching.

[@ThunderWorkStudioAMGE]

Mortise & Tenon? cool I didn't know they made a sequel.

[@bradsmith1046]

Great demonstration Francis thank you for making it available. I was intrigued by your hand drill jig, is that something you fabricated yourself? Could you share your process perhaps.

[@mrrphearakkhofficial4869]

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[@CASH-TO-THE-MERE101]

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[@sion023]

When I cut tenons with the saw to waste method like that I run two or three cuts right next to each other at the shoulder, then the bit the handplane misses at its edge doesn't need planing down.

[@TheShavingWoodWorkshop]

Very nice over view of this joinery.

[@francisbarnett]

Your more than welcome here anytime. Many thanks.

[@BarladianuB]

This is so satisfactory to watch

[@pj_fetscher]

That's the only way to make a For Sale sign for a timber framed home!

[@damirblazevic6264]

Great video , straight to the point ,

[@francisbarnett]

Many thanks.

[@kennethsizer6217]

That chainsaw mortise jig thing! So much awesome.

[@iancarpenter2334]

thank you Francis , great fun , I grew up in PA lots of chestnut barns !

[@francisbarnett]

+Ian Carpenter you're welcome

[@hichamsahnoune8056]

Wonderful and beautiful and artistic and elegant

[@petrtruksa7097]

Breathtaking

[@bubbagreensmith7174]

love the homemade portable drill press

[@francisbarnett]

Enjoy this is a video of the tool kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6qlc3SYdpmklZI

[@chetlangford2144]

haha! great vid and skills bro! i'm wanting to do this in my kitchen that me and my wife are currently building! cant wait to do a vid on it! great job!

[@francisbarnett]

+Chet Langford thanks for watching

[@chetlangford2144]

for sure !

[@stevedjurovich194]

One thing that would have been nice to see is the drawbore offset being made clear on the tenon. Critical to glueless framing joinery. Anyone who assumes it's drilled straight through from mortice to tenon is going to go wrong.

[@CraigMansfield]

It looks brilliant

[@alaskalam9287]

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[@alexbowie6316]

That is brilliant mate. Some TV stand that! lol

[@alisonb8489]

Good work! You need to put a mention of your website in the credits

[@francisbarnett]

Thanks for the comment Ali.

[@welshnutterz]

nice work, its very important though that the peg goes right through, a through peg of around 20mm will have a shear strength of more than 6 ton. amazing really. some of my work i do go a but peg crazy though, hehe

[@einzigkeit7216]

I like your DIY drill bench press stand

[@kevinsmith4853]

Excellent work!

[@saibaz9447]

Impressed with ur home made drill press, can it be made using regular drill?.if so pls make video on that. Thks

[@francisbarnett]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6qlc3SYdpmklZI

[@colinanderson7319]

thx .u make it look easy .im sure its not ! good to keep the old skills alive

[@bubbagreensmith7174]

I so want to learn this. great job!!!

[@francisbarnett]

Thanks for watching

[@mihumus]

Amazing job, very hard! Great video Francis.

[@francisbarnett]

Many thanks

[@Irn-Drew]

Just beautiful.

[@francisbarnett]

+Andrew McMaster many thanks

[@FoFoCowboy]

Am I the only one who was thinking why not cut the end of the tenon from the end instead of slicing it like a loaf of bread and beating the chips out?

[@lelouchlamperouge2467]

Estos videos me relajan

[@chrisdaniel1339]

Not a chance, I would drill the peg holes through both sides of the wood on either side of the mortice. I also would mark the holes through the tenon inboard by 1/16 - 3/32" so when the pegs are driven through they put the tenon under tension because of the purposeful misalignment and pull the joinery tight

[@icespeckledhens]

Thanks for showing the video with a modern day approach. I learnt in the day of hand tools but I do not think its economic, for mainstream work, to work like that today, sadly you would price yourself out of work.

[@francisbarnett]

+icespeckledhens thanks for your comment, hand tools approach to this type of work would be worth it for a project of your own but for a paying customer there to slow.

[@Oakleaf700]

Time is money .

[@michaelsrowland]

How did you make the mortice ? With a chisel?

[@icespeckledhens]

@@michaelsrowland Yes or you can drill them out with an auger and clean up with chisels.

[@brandonmeade8999]

I love working with oak

[@francisbarnett]

Its very rewarding, carving or joinery, thanks for watching.

[@jefflavenau]

With all these tools, cutting those tenon cheeks off with a bandsaw should be easy, and lots of small projects could be made with them.

[@marceloquintanilha9031]

Very good!! Bealtiful work

[@galilubang.tutuplubang.7030]

Macam nenek saya buat rumah dulu tahun 1950. Tak pakai paku paku tarok pasak macani. Saya suka.2

[@davenjones9881]

Well shit now i have to watch all of your videos

[@11blackcows76]

Wew, that mortiser is one big boy!

[@daniels.904]

That, was, awesome. Nice drill press :)

[@francisbarnett]

+Daniel Streeter I have a video if you look through - portable drill press. Thanks for watching

[@user-ie6ye5ls6y]

just curious, not criticizing at all. why didn't you run the drill through the already drilled holes when your undrilled board was installed instead of taking the board out and measure/marking etc? is there a hidden consequence to this shortcut that I need to made aware of

[@francisbarnett]

+eddie Spaghetti well spotted, this is called draw bore, it enables the pegs to pull the joint together with great force.

[@user-ie6ye5ls6y]

+Francis Barnett okay so the holes through the inside board are actually a bit off to create tension? that's slick

[@stuarttaylorsctconstructio9983]

eddie Spaghetti, if you mark up yr holes on the tenon, then drill off centre, put a point on yr dowel, has u drive the dowel home it pulls the tenon tight.

[@Cedewatt]

Beau travail.

[@juniorpernambucano4012]

Ensina esse gabarito aí da furadeira! Ficou legal 👏🇧🇷

[@haggenhan9558]

Holly cow, that's the mother of all mortises

[@obiwanjacobi]

I have always wondered about the mechanical strength of this type of joint. You basically reduce the effective 'strength' to one third (more or less) of the total beam. So why leave the rest of the wood on the beam (use a thinner beam)? I also have seen similar joints that sink the entire beam into the upright (sorry I don't know the names) so it is fully supported and only use the pegs to stop it from sliding out. But then the upright can get flimsy...

[@francisbarnett]

This joint is near always used in compression (as all good timber framing is). The load is passed through the post and beams shoulders of the tenon not the end of the tenon. The pegs are used to pull the joint tightly together (draw bore). Hope this response helps. Thanks for watching.

[@michalk1975]

I love it awesome work

[@jupijupi5901]

Wow ,great job ,men !!!!

[@BeyondHomeCooking]

You know, I hate to bash the home team, but here in the U.S. of A. our doors really are rubish. I am planning on making some interior doors that look very U.k. cottage, like ledged doors, with those old-timey Suffolk style hinge. Any thoughts on interior doors?

[@darrelmcbride7007]

Don't get me wrong but the guys that built my log home did most of that same stuff and more with a chain saw.

[@SillyOmega]

I was worried for a sec you were going to use nail. And not wooden pegs. Because there's timber framing witch has been around since 18th century. And then there the modern versions that use metal pieces. I admire the old way of doing it more. Eventually nails rust or have problems anyway.

[@sajadwoodwork]

Nice work sir please keep it up

[@jfklimek]

Awesome Video! I'm curious how you size the mortise? Is there a reference that has a calculation? I saw you said 1/3 the width, but what about depth and height? Thanks again!

[@eduardoyatuzis3127]

Una maravilla 10. 10

[@miguelacunabiernay6644]

hermoso felicitaciones (beatifull , congratulation) from Santiago De Chile .

[@francisbarnett]

Many thanks

[@BernhardHofmann]

That's so relaxing to watch. Thank you.

[@francisbarnett]

+Bernhard Hofmann many thanks

[@sukhsukh3635]

Nice video

[@luisadriano9755]

que belo encaixe em mais esta sua maguina é show pra bens

[@trevorfamilyadventures5277]

Really enjoyed the video! Look forward to more?

[@TheWastedProduction]

Old joints arme the best

[@francisbarnett]

+TheWastedProduction Thanks for watching

[@stevenbradford6824]

Now that is Craftsmanship!!!

[@wayneedge7161]

Hi what fantastic workmanship you have, could this method be used for large gates, looks a solid joint.

[@francisbarnett]

Yes this is one of he strongest woodworking joints. If your joints are all in compression they are far stronger. Many thanks for your comment.

[@wayneedge7161]

Francis Barnett thank you very much for your reply, I really do fancy giving this joint a go, it's so nice to see that craftsmen can still produce this quality of work with mostly hand tools (and a circular saw)

[@francisbarnett]

If your good with hand tools you can cut the whole joint by hand. Use a drill and chisels to cut the mortise and hand saws to cut the tennon.