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This was a fun project that took about four or five hours to complete. Having tried a friend's log tenoning tool, I thought I would
make an attempt at building one for myself. How difficult could that be? To make the body in one piece would require a huge
chunk of metal so I decided to make a welded two piece body out of some material I had laying around. The hard part was to
freehand the mounting spots for the cutters as work holding was a bit challenging. Having taken a look at my friend's tenoning
log tool was quite helpful. I plan to power this unit with a large Milwaukee drill using a generator for power. I have a lot of poplar
and also access to some fir poles so will be able to make bed frames and chairs and whatever else I can think of. All in all, a fun
project using an old piece of band saw blade for cutters. If I make more of these, I will likely make some rough aluminum castings
as a starting point since it would be a one piece body and also lighter than steel. Here's a few photos for you to ponder.
The raw materials...........
The business end of the tenon tool....
This was my first test using the home made tenon tool...... I was using a Milwaukee M-18
lithium ion drill and although it worked OK, a better choice would be a large 1/2 inch drill using AC power.
This is looking down the gullet. At the bottom, you can see in the center the depth adjustment
screw(also functions as the driver for the tool) to control tenon length. This one makes 1.25 inch diameter tenons using up to three
inch diameter poles.
make an attempt at building one for myself. How difficult could that be? To make the body in one piece would require a huge
chunk of metal so I decided to make a welded two piece body out of some material I had laying around. The hard part was to
freehand the mounting spots for the cutters as work holding was a bit challenging. Having taken a look at my friend's tenoning
log tool was quite helpful. I plan to power this unit with a large Milwaukee drill using a generator for power. I have a lot of poplar
and also access to some fir poles so will be able to make bed frames and chairs and whatever else I can think of. All in all, a fun
project using an old piece of band saw blade for cutters. If I make more of these, I will likely make some rough aluminum castings
as a starting point since it would be a one piece body and also lighter than steel. Here's a few photos for you to ponder.
The raw materials...........
The business end of the tenon tool....
This was my first test using the home made tenon tool...... I was using a Milwaukee M-18
lithium ion drill and although it worked OK, a better choice would be a large 1/2 inch drill using AC power.
This is looking down the gullet. At the bottom, you can see in the center the depth adjustment
screw(also functions as the driver for the tool) to control tenon length. This one makes 1.25 inch diameter tenons using up to three
inch diameter poles.
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