It can be cut by hand with a mallet and mortising chisel, or mechanically with a mortising machine and a hollow chisel bit.

This invention is an improvement on that class of mortising machines intended for hard and large work, which cut by means of an auger in a hollow square chisel. In our engravings, Fig. 1 is a ...

Woodworkers have always been very clever about making strong and attractive joints — think of the strength of a mortise and tenon ... can be made with a laser cutter. This interesting joint ...

A mortise is basically a hole in a piece of wood and the tenon is another piece of wood cut to tightly fit in that hole. The tenon is usually secured in place with either glue or a wooden pin or ...