Cutting the Mortises (Part 1)

Now the mortises must be cut in the vertical members. Note, each member is unique, and each mortise must be in the correct position for everything to work. To achieve this, all the cuts are marked ahead of time, even though the position of the mortise will be largely defined by the mortising machine.

Tools used to mark the verticals.

The measuring scales allows the rapid, repeatable and accurate marking of the wood.

An example of the markings

Next, I need to set up the mortising machine. This involves setting the proper sideways position of the mortise, the proper mortise depth, and install the correct size mortising chisel)