{"id":7343,"date":"2022-07-22T06:56:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T13:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/?p=7343"},"modified":"2022-07-22T06:56:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T13:56:55","slug":"video-log-tenon-cutter-for-5-to-make-log-furniture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/video-log-tenon-cutter-for-5-to-make-log-furniture\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Log Tenon Cutter for $5 to make log furniture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"top\" \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nRNRUftZbf8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My deck&#8217;s railing broke last winter due to some snow falling off the roof and onto it. I needed a way to make some log tenons to repair broke pieces. I searched around on the internet and realized that people could use a big drill &#8216;bit&#8217; called a tenon cutter to make this shape like a big pencil sharpener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-21-at-3.26.11-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-21-at-3.26.11-PM-1024x752.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-21-at-3.26.11-PM-1024x752.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-21-at-3.26.11-PM-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-21-at-3.26.11-PM-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-21-at-3.26.11-PM-1536x1128.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-21-at-3.26.11-PM-2048x1504.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-21-at-3.26.11-PM-380x279.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I bought two from <a href=\"https:\/\/lumberjacktools.com\">Lumberjacktools.com<\/a>, spending over $200, and I did some tests. I should have more carefully measured the tenon and mortise size on my existing railing, because the 2&#8243; tenon cutter made a tenon that was too small. The holes in my railing seemed to be about 1-1\/8&#8243;, which was a strange size. Plus, the 60 degree angle the jig made was slightly different than the angle on my railing pieces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I realized my 10&#8243; tablesaw blade diameter was just about the right size for the curve. So, I made a jig! The hardware was less than $5, and it is incredibly simple to make and use. Check out the video above, or just look at the photos below. It is very basic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00614-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00614-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00614-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00614-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00614-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00614-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00614-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00614-380x254.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00611-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00611-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00611-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00611-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00611-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00611-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00611-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00611-380x254.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00606-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00606-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00606-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00606-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00606-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00606-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00606-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00606-380x254.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My deck&#8217;s railing broke last winter due to some snow falling off the roof and onto it. 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