21. There are hewn deep mortises in the top of each upright stone to fit in the lintel. 22. Depending on how you intend to cut your mortises , you may need a set of mortising chisels. 23. The mortises and tenons can be cut with a circular saw and a chisel before the 2x4s are laminated. 24. The question of how to cut mortises , especially by hand, has been bandied about on the Internet. 25. Since the departure of my Inca saw, I've used a homemade router jig to cut mortises . 26. A door blank is simply a basic door without the jamb, hinge mortises , lock holes or hardware. 27. Tenons, generally, are easier and quicker to make than mortises because they are cut and not dug out. 28. Once the door works, you can fill in the old, empty mortises with a thin piece of wood. 29. It is believed that the space left within the mortises was intended to compensate for possible misalignment of opposite mortises. 30. It is believed that the space left within the mortises was intended to compensate for possible misalignment of opposite mortises .
