How do I do this?

[Lee Roberts]

Desert, here is a nice video by Mitch Peacock showing how to do a bridle joint by hand if you fancy having a go.



My experience with tenon's and half lap's is mostly at the "first fix" level, I generally do this using a mitre saw via the blade depth stop, tuning with a wood chisel as needed, at that level it obviously doesn't need to look too beautiful but I've also used this method to make a few shaker style cabinet doors here and there with great results, if you score your lines with a scoring knife (stanley blade) you can get the finished joints looking clean and crisp.

[Desertboy]

Desert, here is a nice video by Mitch Peacock showing how to do a bridle joint by hand if you fancy having a go.



My experience with tenon's and half lap's is mostly at the "first fix" level, I generally do this using a mitre saw via the blade depth stop, tuning with a wood chisel as needed, at that level it obviously doesn't need to look too beautiful but I've also used this method to make a few shaker style cabinet doors here and there with great results, if you score your lines with a scoring knife (stanley blade) you can get the finished joints looking clean and crisp.

That guy makes it look easy