Hi Everybody!
if you are going to drop cut the tenons with a circular saw make sure the end of tenon cut is nicely done. for instance if you have a four inch tenon on a tie-beam, make sure you lay-out the end of tenon cut parallel to your shoulder. If this cut is accurate then when you drop cut the 4 inch cut the base of your saw will have a nice plane to ride on. This really helps with control of that cut. Sometimes people don't worry about the end of tenon cut because it is waste but then those people usually are not thinking of their next cut.
Another good rule (if you are precise with lay-out) is to take both the lines on tenons and mortises. It seems like to much time is taken to fit-up sometimes.
Do you all really think that if a tenon has a 16th of a inch on each side between the mortise and tenon (non-bearing faces) it really makes a difference. And if so why. Thanks, mo
