Understanding a Timber Frame Thru Mortise - Timber Framing Online Course Sample

In both our in-person and Online Purely Post-And-Beam timber framing courses, we use a 24' x 24’ Class Timber Frame to teach you all the basic joints you will need to build your own timber frame structure. One of the more complicated joints in this frame is the Thru Mortise, which has multiple slants and angles that help lock the beam & post together. In this video, Gaius & Gabe will walk through the whole joint using a full-scale model, explaining the best order for cutting an accurate thru mortise, and how it fits together with its corresponding Thru Tenon.

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[NicTaylorWoodworking]

I just cut my first 4 dovetail through mortises!!! Thanks for providing awesome info

[anibaljrbalt]

Fabulous craftmanship. And well done on the detailed explanation.

[jefflabrozzi]

Hi Gaius and Gabe. I was just reviewing this joint over the weekend. Great timing for me. I was trying to remember the cutting order. Thanks for these videos.

[DownunderGraham]

Interesting video. I have no idea how you yanks work with feet and inches and fractions of inches. I’d love to do a framing course but there is no way I could work with those units. Give me base 10 and millimetres any day

[wildliferox]

@3.00 is it worth oven drying the wedge once more before driving in, much as you would using wooden pegged connection?

[MedievalTrebuchet]

Love these videos, thank you. Could you also choose to drive the wedge from the inside?

[timwrigley]

With shelf dimensions in joints like that, what's the rule of thumb for their depth? At what proportional depth do you get the most strength?

[timberdoodles]

Is there a reason the top of the mortice, where the wedge rides, is not tapered to match the slope of the wedge?

[metalliciano]

you do some treatment on the wood so it lasts longer without rotting?

[betterworldtogether]

Pls make a metric version of the timber framing course for the rest of the world? Pls?

[mr.y]

my 1881 door frame in loghouse is done like that.

[toadamine]

Is that wedge gonna fill the void all the way to the front side and be cut off flush on the front and back?

[fernandoguimaraes]

Hello!! I'm an engineer here in Brazil. would you have courses for foreigners? thanks

[AverageJoe]

Woud you recommend this joint for building a support frame of a pergola?

[raymondpiper]

In traditional oak framing we have a more complicated joint . A jowl post with tusk tenon and teasel tenon, These inter link the tie beam the roof plate / frame beam and jowel post . Makes your joint in this vid look pretty simple . Although the sample joint you show is a quality piece of carpentry👍👍👍👍

[metalifann]

So is one guy tiny or one guy just really a giant?

[Gershwin]

Move your camera when you are showing horizontal timber. Too far away. A drawing would help.

[siriosstar]

as cool as a timber frame structure looks, i still prefer the 'stacked' approach that gives full bearing without the complexities of timber framing .

[shantahsieh]

Splendidly to see Stodoys have new plans which helped me save some money and energy for this construction.