Tenon-Mortise Tool
Solid Wood

Tenon-Mortise Tool

Machine a tenon on one part and the matching mortise on the part it touches in a single click — shape, dimensions, orientation and mortise clearance are set in the dialog, with automatic centring at one third of the thickness.

Video demonstration

Demonstration

Tenon & Mortise Tool

Draws a tenon on one panel and its matching mortise on the touching panel in a single click, driven by a settings dialog for shape, dimensions and orientation.

How it works

  1. Launch the tool — the parameters dialog opens (leveling, shape, thickness, length, shoulders, orientation, mortise gap, centering)
  2. Adjust the values and click Confirm — bad values are flagged inline
  3. Hover over the face and edge of a panel — a preview snaps to the closest edge and vertex
  4. Click to create the tenon on the current panel and the mortise on the touching panel

Keys

  • Esc = Cancel the operation

Tips

  • Shape: Round or Straight. Parallel + Round is not supported.
  • Orientation: Perpendicular or Parallel — sets the tenon axis relative to the reference edge.
  • Enable 1/3 thickness centering to auto-set the leveling and thickness to a third of the piece's thickness.
  • Mortise gap adds clearance for glue and assembly.
  • The tool works on Panel and Solid Wood parts; template definitions are automatically purged when you exit.

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