Sawing Tenon Shoulders with the Nobex Miter Saw

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Sawing Tenon Shoulders with the Nobex Miter Saw

9/12/06, 4:43 PM #1

Paul Kierstead
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Sawing Tenon Shoulders with the Nobex Miter Saw

Paul Kierstead

>Having purchased the Nobex miter saw and playing with it some, this made me think of something when sawing tenons (*). The Nobex has a depth stop, allowing one to saw to a depth. Combined with a stop for tenon length, it would seem relatively easy to set it up for quickly sawing a lot of tenon shoulders. Never seen it mentioned, I wonder why?

(*) Now only if I had a Tenon saw (what are you doing reading this, get out there and file file file! :) ) Y'kow, if you contracted out a little machining and casting, you could probably make a connoisseur's miter box and cause a renaissance of the miter box, which as I use the Nobex, I am believing is due. Now I understand why my father used one so much.

Re: Sawing Tenon Shoulders with the Nobex Miter Saw

9/12/06, 5:23 PM #2

MikeW
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Re: Sawing Tenon Shoulders with the Nobex Miter Sa

mikew

>Hi Paul,

I think it is an overlooked area for a couple reasons. One, I don't think a lot of people have one, but they do work well. Another is volume and or building methods.

For instance, I used my miter box recently when I had a lot of half lap joints to cut. So the set up was the same and using the length and depth stops ensured uniformity. But while building a typical piece I sorta build/shape as I go which means very few sawn joints at a time. So I just saw them without the miter box. I do use a bench hook often though and I made one with a high back stop and a 90 degree saw kerf to help guide the saw.

I also have and use a Marples miter jig which has depth stops. I made it so it slips into a dog hole on the bench and often clamp a length stop to the bench top so multiple pieces can be slid into place and cut. It's how I miter picture frames often.

Take care, Mike