mortise sizes ?

timothy thorpe · Post by **timothy thorpe** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:07 pm

hi was planing on making a volcano shape with a tapered cumberland stem with olive wood accent band on the stem. i have a tenon already cut on a rod that i was practicing on, it turns out the tenon was cut perfect!!!! it will fit a 1/4 mortise perfect. so my question is even no the shank will be a decent thickness will it be o.k. to have a small mortise??? thanks guys!!!

tim

JHowell · Post by **JHowell** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:16 pm

Perfectly.

timothy thorpe · Post by **timothy thorpe** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:20 pm

JHowell wrote:Perfectly.

perfectly what? or do you mean my words lol!! i was in a rush

JHowell · Post by **JHowell** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:18 pm

Sorry, I meant a smaller mortise will work perfectly well. Especially Delrin, but I make 1/4" tenons with some frequency in acrylic. So long as the fit doesn't bind, it's not a problem. And if the pipe gets dropped or sat on, better a broken tenon than a broken shank.

timothy thorpe · Post by **timothy thorpe** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:20 pm

JHowell wrote:Sorry, I meant a smaller mortise will work perfectly well. Especially Delrin, but I make 1/4" tenons with some frequency in acrylic. So long as the fit doesn't bind, it's not a problem. And if the pipe gets dropped or sat on, better a broken tenon than a broken shank.

i agree jack, wow!! i just went on your site. your work is amazing. how long have you been doing it

bluesmk · Post by **bluesmk** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:06 pm

Tim,
Yep, i use 1/4" frequently myself.
Dan
Gabrieli Pipes