A mortiser, also spelled morticer, is a specialized woodworking machine used to cut a square or rectangular hole, a mortise, into a piece of lumber, such as the mortise half of a mortise and tenon joint.
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This device was invented in 1874 by Robert and Ralph Greenlee (founders of the Greenlee Company).
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A mortiser or morticer is a specialized woodworking machine used to cut square or rectangular holes in a piece of lumber (timber), such as a mortise in a mortise and tenon joint.
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used to cut square or rectangular holes in a piece of lumber
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