How I Fixed My Completely Botched Samurai Carpenter Workbench Wedged Tenons - Disaster Averted
Channel: Small Workshop Guy
Date: 2019-05-19

A simple mistake in grain direction of my wedges ruined my Samurai Carpenter Workbench build - here is how I successfully fixed the problem of completely botched wedged mortise and tenons.

If you are ever not completely happy with your wedged tenons and you have unsightly gaps, you can use this simple technique to fix the problem and no one will ever know you screwed up.

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