Log, Rustic, and Twig Furniture Building Tools

   Recent Additions

• LogMan2

• LogWedge

• Lumberjack LogMate -clamping/peeling stand

• Lumberjack TenonMate - drill carriage

   Tenon cutters

•   Barker        (for drills)

•   Logman     (for routers)

•    Lumberjack (for drills)

•   NW            (for drills

    Books Videos DVD's

•   Log, twig & rustic furniture Books

•   Log, twig & rustic furniture Videos/DVD's

           
    Drill holder and Material Clamping devices

•   Clamping Devices

•   Drill Carriages (holders) 

•   Lumberjack LogMate

• Drill Bits (takes you to a different page)

• Countersink Bits (look at drill bits for actually making the mortise/hole)

•  Milwaukee 3/4" drill (model 1854) 

•  Finish (for exterior log & twig furniture)

The basics of log furniture, rustic furniture, twig furniture and log railing building are remarkably similar. As shown in Dan Macks' "Rustic Furniture Workshop", you start by making a log ladder which gives you the skill to make a log, rustic or twig chair, log railings, log furniture, log bookcase and so on.

On these pages you'll find all the log and rustic furniture building tools from drill powered tenon cutters to router driven tenon cutters (makers), to Milwaukee super hole shooter drills and Milwaukee self feed bits

If you're new to this endeavor we suggest you start by reading the article: Creating Your Own Log Railings and Furniture by Tracy Johnston
and a short article HERE .
Then take a look at the many Log and Rustic Furniture Making Books for how-to, project plans, and design ideas. 

Finally, the use of a moisture meter will insure that tight fits remain tight.

Tenon Cutters

Tenon Cutters are now available in a Router powered style (LogMan) as well as the well known Drill powered style. 

In the power tenon cutters that are drill powered, we currently offer three brands of professional quality tenon cutters. NW     Barker     LumberJack

All brands of drill powered tenon cutters will work in our Drill Carriage and Clamping devices to allow you high volume capabilities in your log and rustic furniture building. 

Here's a link to more info on tenon cutters.


    

Tenon Cutters - Drill powered

These Tenon Cutters can be mounted on  either 1/2" (all brands), or 3/4" drills (NW & Barker).
All sizes work best with a 3/4" drill. For any sort of production rustic furniture building we recommend using the Milwaukee Super Hole Shooter Drill with the Drill Carriage and Clamping Device. The Drill Carriage is preset to accept the Milwaukee Super Hole Shooter Drill "out of the box". Smaller tenon sizes can employ a high quality 1/2" drive drill in a low volume production setting.

The size of your wood stock will determine the cutter head needed. (As well as the diameter of the tenon required). Tenon lengths can be adjusted, (by moving the shaft in or out), and widths slight adjusted by judicious movement of the blades (to accomodate variations in wood being drilled and the actual width of the drill bit being used).
High carbon steel blades in both the single blade style, (available only in the some Barker models), and the double blade style are re-sharpenable many times and should last for several hundred cuts between sharpenings in good clean wood.
    

• Professional quality for long lasting use. 
• Made of high-grade cast aluminum. 
• Double cutter blades. 
• Use with 1/2" or 3/4 drive drill, depending on cutter size. 
• Sizes available to cut tenons from 3/4" to 2 1/2" diameter. 
• Larger tenon cutters are adjustable for length. 
• If you're considering purchasing one size to start, the most popular size for furniture building is the 1.5" tenon cutter that accommodates up to 3.5" diameter material. For sturdy railings either the 1-1/2" or 2".
• Sliding drill carriage and holding device for material are also available. (See below) 

$500.00 

$440.00 

$400.00 

$385.00

$385.00

$40.00 - Pack of 2

• Heavy duty design. Made of machined high-grade aluminum in either single or double blade styles.
• Barker tenon cutters can be used with either a 1/2" or a 3/4", drill. (Order the appropriate Shaft diameter)
  *We recommend the 3/4" drill for the double blade tenon cutters - they cut faster and require the additional power of the 3/4" drill. The 3/4" drill also works well for all single blade cutters.  
  *A heavy duty 1/2" drill should only be used with the single blade tenon cutters, or the smallest size tenon cutters. They require less power to run and take about 4 seconds longer to cut the same tenon.
• A Note on single and double blade tenon cutter differences:
  Single blade cutters take approximately 5 seconds longer to cut a tenon than double blade cutters. Thus, single blade cutters are easier on the drill and create less torque to the material being tenoned, which means it's easier to secure the material. For the 2 newest and largest sizes, we offer these only on a 3/4" shaft but with a single blade--this combination will be easier on your drill.
  Double blade tenon cutters cut faster, which could be a factor in a shop with several people vying for use of the drill and cutter.  Smaller 3/4" and 1" tenon cutters are only available with double cutter blades. 1-1/2" size through the 2-9/16" size cutters are available in either single or double cutter blades. The largest sizes are only available in 3/4" shaft, single blade style.
• All aluminum Barker cutters have built in levels.

Showing 1-1/2" Cutter with 3/4" shaft

$525.00

$525.00

$475.00

$450.00

$450.00  

$375.00

$375.00

$350.00

$350.00

$40.00 Set of 2

88.00 each 
1" through 2"
$99.00 each
2-1/2" through 3"

Lumberjack

Lumberjack tenon cutters are available in either a radius (curved), shoulder and the more standard 60 degree shoulder (such as on the NW & Barker tenon cutters.

• Lumberjack tenon cutters have a "fixed" steel 1/2" diameter shaft.
• In-sight design allows you to visually see the length of the tenon being cut
• Blades are re-sharpenable and an optional sharpening kit is available. (different kit needed for Radius and 60 degree).
• 60 degree cutters can accept a larger diameter pole.

• Machined from  solid aircraft aluminum for maximum strength and light weight.
• 1/2" shank made of steel
• Blades made of hardened steel

1/2"    takes up to 1-1/2" pole with max length of 2-1/2"
1"       takes up to 2-1/2" pole with max length of 3"
1-1/2" takes up to 3" pole with max length of 4"
2"       takes up to 3-1/2" pole with max length of 5"

We're offering your choice of one of the 5 EZ Plans - listed at the right - with your Lumberjack Tenon Purchase. Each plan is 4 pages with photos, sketches, material list and step by step instructions.

• Machined from  solid aircraft aluminum for maximum strength and light weight.
• 1/2" shank made of steel
• Blades made of hardened steel

1"       takes up to 3-1/2" pole with max length of 3"
1-1/2" takes up to 4" pole with max length of 3"
2"       takes up to 4-1/2" pole with max length of 3"

We're offering your choice of one of the 5 EZ Plans - listed at the right - with your Lumberjack Tenon Purchase. Each plan is 4 pages with photos, sketches, material list and step by step instructions.