Bridle Joint Jig

Wow Chris that is soo awesome! Well thank you Chris! You bet man.

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

Hey Chris
Thats a great job looks good and works good too. The other Chris liked it a lot .LOL

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Thanks Jim!

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

I can see that this is a great jig for the cut you are making. I’m not familiar with this joint and how you use it, though…

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I am glad to see that I am not alone What is a bridle joint? Is it end to end joinery similar to a scarf joint used in boat building?Perhaps you can add a picture of a completed joint.Love the jig though hell I love all jigs I guess you could say I’m a jig junkie

-- teh most beautiful about a tree is what you can make out of it...even if that is only a fire!I hate raking

Found an example on wikipedia now it makes sense similar to a mortise and tennon only cut through on 2 sides for example on a face frame you would see the tenon from the top of the rail and the side of the stile.Nice jig

-- teh most beautiful about a tree is what you can make out of it...even if that is only a fire!I hate raking

Charlie, I appreciate your compliments first of all! A bridle joint is a something women smoke on the first day of marriage. It is a tradition dating back to the sixties. OK, that was a lie. In one of the pics you will see some walnut pieces with what might be called a through tenon, both all the way through the wood horizontally and vertically. Greene and Greene used them a lot. I like the joint in that it is strong and I think it looks kinda cool when exposed but I am going to go back to the trusty mortise and tenon. Wood movement alone caused some of the dadoes in the rails to be off nearly an eighth inch, which would be fine in a mortise and tenon but it is glaringly obvious in a bridle joint. The jig works well though. I added some pictures of the joint.

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

Nice Joint dude pass the jig this way before you blog out. Haha Just kidding Good work. Also thats some good looking walnut.

Very nice jig Chris

To all those that are not familiar with the “Bridle Joint” please have a look here…
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=bridle+joint&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=

niki

A bridle joint is a something women smoke on the first day of marriage. It is a tradition dating back to the sixties.

Now I see the problem…. my bride didn’t smoke hers 29 years ago. She’d be in a better mood if she had.

(Thanks for the explanation, Chris.)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Thanks Matt and everyone else! The walnut is some good looking stuff, I appreciate the good deal!

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson