HowardH
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Was in the local Woodcraft after work today and while wandering around the festool area, I noticed some dominoes (floating tenons) laying on top of their mft 800. I knew what they were as soon as I saw them and turned to one of the guys who work there and asked if they had a demo today. He said I had just missed it! He left some of the pieces he joined together and it was quite interesting. Only the end most mortise and tenon were a tight fit like a traditional M & T joint. The rest had a tight fit only as to the thickness but not by the width. The width appeared to be around 1/4 inch on either side of the tenon. The first joint is for the alignment, the balance for strength. The dominoes themselves were solid wood, not a pressed material like a biscuit. You could separate the joined boards by half an inch or so and the joint was still very strong. All in all, very impressive! At almost a grand when you consider the cost of the machine plus the $200 tenon kit, it's going to be interesting to see how many they sell.
