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[honda]

The cut line for fence was brilliant, never thought of doing that.

[polosandoval]

If you are a woodworking professional your tools are your livelihood. For a home tinkerer like myself this is an excellent way to achieve the same. Thanks

[chasrabey]

I recall you made a similar video for a jig like this some time ago I cannot begin to tell you how useful that was, I now make all my 'mortise & tenon' joints with a copy of that jig, slightly modified to suit my own needs, but a fantastically useful jig. BIG thanx!!

[philshock]

Just comes down to what's most important ... time or money. If time IS money like in a production environment, springing for a Domino is a no brainer. But if you're simply a hobbyist making one-off pieces of furniture for your home, a plunge router works just as effectively. That's a great tip with the splined fence, Stumpy!

[dkpianist]

Classic Stumpy Nubs – practical, concise and unpretentious. One of the best woodworking channels. Thank you.

[rainbowbudgies]

I very much appreciate your meticulous, clear instructions. I always find I have a better understanding of “how and why” after I have watched your videos. You have a way of simplifying and incrementing your explanations that helps me very much. Thank you.

[davey]

This is a great technique, and the bomb-proof tip on getting the fence exactly parallel alone makes the video worth watching. I remember the channel had a very similar video a few years back, with the main difference being that James lacked the Spock-in-a-parallel-universe goatee. Good to present this material for the benefit of those newer to the channel and as a refresher for long time viewers. Thumbs up for Tay Tools-they're great to deal with and have lots of useful vids on their own YouTube channel.

[johndoe]

Nice quick jig. 3x3 Custom has also made an excellent jig that is a little more work but a lot more customizable. I highly recommend it.

[LittleShadowWoodcraft]

Thanks Stumpy! One of those “It’s so simple” moments that you don’t know why you hadn’t thought of it before.

Great tip!

[paulkramer]

As usual, well done James. Some nice improvements to your jig too. As others have added, there are lots of alternatives to Fesstool Dominoes. I've made lots of things, from huge doors to small furniture with mortises cut with chisels after drilling out waste. Later I got a small hollow chisel mortiser. Worked well, but not fast. When making dozens of windows, I found a used chain mortiser that greatly sped up the operation. Great for making big mortises on lots of things. But I bought a Domino jointer 15 years ago, and later an XL. They WERE expensive. But the time they save me makes them very worth while. I could have gotten by without the XL I suppose, but it has been used on probably 1000 or more mortises, and I'm happy with it.
There are always ways to do things differently. The Domino is just an amazingly accurate machine that takes a lot of time out of set up. Not necessary, but for someone that does work with wood every day, it is a darn useful tool. I'm glad to pay for the accuracy and the ease of adjusting to each project need. It is not just the ability to "rout" deep mortises. It is the ability to quickly register from an edge to you slot, to change that register in increments, to go back again, to widen slots, to quickly change depths, etc. I certainly don't own a lot of Fesstool products, because while they are usually a cut above, the comparable drill, sander, etc, but I can get by with something considerably cheaper, but I do admire their commitment to quality. For the Domino, it is not just a better made product, it is truly unique.

[G.I.JeffsWorkbench]

Great tip James. Easy to make from scraps / offcuts. Thanks for sharing it.

[NeilSoulo]

Great method, thanks for the information. I'm about to make a rather large dining table using Pecan lumber, and this could be the way to go for jointing the tabletop.

[wilsoni]

What a great video. I took your suggestion and it works perfectly. I made mine adjustable so that I can use it on any thickness of board. I also made sure I made enough tenons to last me for quite while.

[kalleeloranta]

You are a Youtube gem, I have truly enjoyed your videos. Explained with intelligens and clearity. Sorry about my poor english.

[tonyborzumato]

Great video, James! I, like yourself and what I believe to be the vast majority of woodworkers, am not independently wealthy, so things like the Festool Domino system are not even on my wish list. I also don't have tons of room for storage of multiple "specific size" jigs in my shop (When I bought the house, I thought I'd NEVER run out of room... two years later, that idea went the way of clean air, tuna, and Taiwan. That's why I built a fully adjustable version of what you built in this video. Issue 64, 2002 of Shopnotes Magazine (no longer in print, but still available online and in digital format).
It allows adjustment for length and width of the mortise, and provides multiple clamping options built in. It does take a bit more storage space than one single-sized jig, but still less than three or four, and given its versatility and secure clamping abilities, it's a winner! Thanks for the great presentation of yours - the saw-kerf alignment groove is an elegant solution to a critical option.

[nopriors]

I always enjoy cutting the mortise and the tenon

[mikedurkee]

James, you hit it out of the park again! I will be doing this in the near future. Thank you again for your no fuss, no mess, no hype style-much appreciated!

[theftworthrealtor]

Excellent...going to try this when I make my new workbench...now I just need to find the video on how to make tenons....😁😁

[gjanalog]

If you make furniture, festool domino is an essential tool if time and facility are any issue. I dont have one, but dream nightly of owning one.