grizzly.com/search?q=mortising machine In this video, woodworker Jameson Hawn shows how mortising machines can be useful to woodworkers because they make it faster, easier, and more precise to cut square or rectangular holes (mortises)—the matching part of a mortise-and-tenon joint, one of the strongest and most traditional joints in woodworking. This video shows the set-up and operation of a mortising machine-specifically the Grizzly Model G0645 - though the information covers a large number of machine models. Why use a mortising machine? Cutting a mortise by hand with a chisel is slow and labor-intensive. A mortising machine can produce consistent mortises in a fraction of the time. Mortising machines hold the chisel and bit perfectly aligned, ensuring uniform depth, width, and placement from piece to piece—important for joinery in furniture or cabinetry. Unlike a drill press, which leaves round holes, a hollow-chisel mortiser uses a square chisel around a drill...