Middle Mortise and Tenon

Most of the time to make a mortise hole I just grab a chisel and beaver away. Not on these chip breath, Mostly because of the size, I'm drilling and paring. It is a little slower and because I didn't match the tenon to a chisel size a little easier and probably gives better results.

The first test fit is perfect:

The tenon needs maybe one or two swipes with a plane and it should slide home.

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