Routing jig and tenon fastener for creating concealed mortise and tenons

An adjustable routing jig and tenon fastener comprising of:

• An adjustable jig formed by a first and a second right-angled pieces of square plate material;
• Said first right-angled piece of square plate material being further defined as an adjustable mortise mounting member and having a plurality of grooves, notches and lips which will align together with said second right-angled piece of square plate material;
• Said second right-angled piece of square plate material being further defined as an adjustable mortise indexing member and having a plurality of grooves, notches and lips which will align together with said an adjustable mortise mounting member;
• Said adjustable mortise indexing member having means to index said adjustable jig on a corner or edge of a flat piece of material, such as a tabletop, where a mortise can be created by a router tool;
• Said adjustable mortise mounting member having means to attach the adjustable jig to said flat piece of material, such as a tabletop, to form a stable platform for said router tool to create a mortise;
• a tenon fastener that matches the specific depth of the mortise carved out by said router tool;
• means for indexing and aligning said tenon fastener to an object, such as a table leg;
• means for attaching said object, such as a table leg, to said tenon fastener;
• and means to attach said tenon fastener, with said object, such as a table leg, to said flat piece of material within the mortise carved out by said router tool.

A method for creating concealed mortise and tenon joints, the method comprising the steps of:

• Determine the quadrilateral shape, size, and location of the of the mortise and tenon joint;
• Adjust or select the correct quadrilateral shape and size of routing jig for the desired size mortise and tenon joint;
• Align and index the routing jig to the location of the mortise and tenon joint;
• Secure the routing jig to the flat material receiving the mortise;
• Index the router to the correct depth of the mortise;
• Use the routing jig as a stable platform and guide for the router tool to move along the quadrilateral path to cut the mortise;
• Remove the routing jig from the object;
• Apply the bottom adjustable mortise indexing member jig to the object receiving the tenon fastener plate;
• Select the corresponding sized tenon for the sized mortise;
• Place and secure the fastener plate to the object using the bottom adjustable mortise indexing member jig as an indexing and alignment guide. Secure it to the objects surface using the plurality of holes, slots, and grooves located in the fastener plate;
• Remove the bottom adjustable mortise indexing member jig from the object receiving the tenon fastener plate;
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• Insert and place the tenon fastener plate into the mortise cavity created by the jig. Secure the tenon fastener plate to the mortise surface using the plurality of uniquely placed screw holes, slot, and grooves.