How to make Domino Tenons
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JFelchlin
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Vuongnuce -
Thx for the nice video.
I use the same Jessem holddown guides. They’re terrific!
Making your own Domino tenons has been discussed at length in other postings.
Rounding over/running strips of wood thru the router is the easiest and quickest part of the process. That’s not all there is to making your own Domino tenons.
I made 600+ 6mm x 40mm Domino tenons out of a 5' piece of beech. It took me about 6 hours - Jointing and planing the board to thickness - Then ripping it into strips - Then routing the strips to round over both “width” sides (as seen in your video) - Then routing the “flat” sides for “glue grooves” (light pass/both sides, using a reversible finger glue joint bit) - And finally, cutting the finished strips of wood into tenons.
Based on the current U.S. price for a package of Festool Domino tenons at Amazon, l was working for little more than minimum wage here in the U.S.
Ergo... Unless I need custom lengths, or want to use a special type of wood for tenons - Either or both being unpurchasable commercially -
My time is spent making projects/products... Much more satisfying, too.
BTW... The postings on: “Make your own” or “Buy ‘em” - Seems to be divided.
As they say: “Whatever floats your boat”.
Thx for the nice video.
I use the same Jessem holddown guides. They’re terrific!
Making your own Domino tenons has been discussed at length in other postings.
Rounding over/running strips of wood thru the router is the easiest and quickest part of the process. That’s not all there is to making your own Domino tenons.
I made 600+ 6mm x 40mm Domino tenons out of a 5' piece of beech. It took me about 6 hours - Jointing and planing the board to thickness - Then ripping it into strips - Then routing the strips to round over both “width” sides (as seen in your video) - Then routing the “flat” sides for “glue grooves” (light pass/both sides, using a reversible finger glue joint bit) - And finally, cutting the finished strips of wood into tenons.
Based on the current U.S. price for a package of Festool Domino tenons at Amazon, l was working for little more than minimum wage here in the U.S.
Ergo... Unless I need custom lengths, or want to use a special type of wood for tenons - Either or both being unpurchasable commercially -
My time is spent making projects/products... Much more satisfying, too.
BTW... The postings on: “Make your own” or “Buy ‘em” - Seems to be divided.
As they say: “Whatever floats your boat”.
