Deep Mortise & Long Tenon Cabinet Doors

Deep mortise-and-tenon joinery will add to the strength of a cabinet door by increasing the glue surface area. To cut the mortises, use plunge router and Amana Tool® straight plunge bit #45414.

A common method for cutting tenons is with a tablesaw and a stacking dado head #658030. Another option is to cut the tenon with a router table and mortising router bit #45505. With either method, use the miter gauge to guide the stock along with the fence to control the tenon length.

When constructing a door with mortise-and-tenon joinery you have a number of different design options. For example, you can choose to shape a decorative “sticking” profile along the inside edges of the door frame. The sticking can be cut with any number of profile bits such as Amana Tool® #49510 corner rounding router bit or #54170 beading router bit. Where the profiles intersect in the corners of the frame, cut a miter on the stiles and rails with the Prestige™ PR1040 saw blade on a tablesaw. Mitering the profile also allows you to use profiles that cannot be coped, such as the bead in the photo. Of course you can omit the sticking for a simple Mission Style door.

To cut the panel groove first decide what type of panel and panel material that you’ll be using. There are a number of different raised panel profiles such as #54119 and #54117. To cut the 1/4" frame groove for the panel you can use Amana Tool® #53410.

The E-Z Dial Slot Cutter #55500 will allow you to cut an undersized groove for a plywood door panel. Most plywood is undersized and the E-Z Dial adjusts in increments of .004" so you can achieve a perfect fit.

Amana Tool introduces Offset Mortise and Tenon bits designed in cooperation with Maser Craftsman Lonnie Bird

Amana Tool’s new Stub Spindle and Cope Cutter System allows users to create Doors with Tenons of Any Length