Tenonmaker MAFE1 (Not a kerfmaker)

Wonderful,
I wondered what the Pipe Smoke signals I saw over Denmark were.

Jamie

-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

fantastic mads!
no one can keep up with you :)
what is the difference between a kerf and a tenon maker?

Flemming, merci.
Is this the same as the kerfmaker?
Yes and NO tenonmaker is the new kid on the block in a short while, the follow up on the kerfmaker. The kerfmaker sets the saw or router for kerfs. The tenonmaker sets the saw or router for tenons.
As you can see on the photo it’s like a caliper.
Jamie, yes it took some good tobaco to figure it out…
Best thoughts and goot night,
Mads

-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect.

Look good mads. What does it do? Measure the width of the tennon?

-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence

this is looking very interessting Mads :-O
looking forward to see your blog about it
and its good you have so many pibes otherwise you wuold
have to ordre a few new now….lol
now I can understand why it has been so clouded today

thank´s for sharing it
take care
Dennis

It has that Madsfactor which to me means that it looks well made and aesthetically pleasing too. I would love to see it in use if you can demonstrate it for us.

-- Mike, an American living in Norway.

Interesting and clever. Should I point out that you’ll need two? :) One for the width of the tenon and one for the height? The question is, can you design one so it does double duty both as a tenon maker and a kerfmaker? That would be cool. I’ve been rolling the question around in my head with no solution at the moment.

Thanks for giving me something to ponder. ;)

-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com

i just don’t get what the little flip up is for.
i need to make one of these, well the kerfmaker.
hopefully someone can come up with one that does both

-- Ben L

Nice indeed! I look forward to the test blog….

-- Rick, south Sweden

For those who don’t know how it works (you can order one on their website):

Yes I agree, the biggest problem is that they made two different tools, it could be made easy as one, but then they would not sell two… All you need is to make the movable caliper leg able to flip back when not in use.
Topamax, watch the video please.
Dennis, it sounds like I’ll need to make a blogs soon.
Mike, I’ll make a blog on how to use it if you dont get it from the video.
Swirt, no as I see you need only one since you need only to fit the one to the other.
The little flip is only used as a distance block against your fence when you use it, and need to be able to flip down when used to measure a mortise in the middle of a piece of wood. (As I have understod it).
Rick, hmm it seems I have to make a test blog…
Smiles to all of you, I’m always happy for any kind of feedback or comments,
Mads

-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect.

By the look of your little drawings book you have as much fun drawing them as you do making them.

-- wishIstillhadaclydesdaleinmyfrontyard

Mafe you little bandit!!! if you were a girl i have married you :D

Well done mr jig. Impressive how fast you can see how its works.

-- Boatbuilder&blacksmith

I’m curious where you get all of your brass fixtures. They always seem to be perfect for the tool.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt!

Well, there is no doubt that the thing works and gets a fantastic result. A great tool(s) to have when running multiples. Thanks Mads.

-- Mike, an American living in Norway.

Darn it – I just made a couple of Treeman’s versions of the Kerfmaker, and was enjoying the comments from friends, and then I see this TenonMaker MAFE1 !

So, its back to the workshop!

May I echo misslolly’s comment about your drawings book – the illustrations there are works of art in themselves!

BTW, I like the idea of the brass screw for setting blade width on your kerf gauge – a simple and elegant solution.

-- Don, Somerset UK, http://www.donjohnson24.co.uk