Veritas Tapered Tenon Cutter 3/8"

Veritas tapered tenon cutters put tapered tenons on the tips of turnings, dowels or rustic furniture components to fit into tapered holes, for example legs and spindles on a Windsor chair. Use the cutter like a hand-held pencil sharpener: rotate the workpiece while pressing it into the cutter body, or rotate the tool on the workpiece. Works equally well in soft, green or hard woods.

Although the body is similar to the Veritas dowel and tenon cutters, the cut is quite different: the straight-edged blade tapers the end, whereas the curved blade on the dowel cutters cuts cylindrical tenons with a radiused shoulder. If you already have the dowel cutters, a straight replacement blade will let you cut tapered tenons.

The size given for each cutter is the minimum tenon diameter it will cut; the maximum is 1/2" greater, over a total tenon length of 2 1/2". A starter kit of the 3/8", 1/2" and 5/8" sizes covers most needs in typical chairmaking. Some longer tenons may require cutting the major diameter with a larger cutter and finishing with a smaller one; with all five sizes you can cut any tenon up to 1 1/8" in diameter and as long as 2" in a single operation. Made in Canada. Patented.

Facts:
Minimum tenon diameter 3/8"
Maximum tenon diameter 7/8"
Tenon length up to 2 1/2"