Finally bought the plunge base for the Makita cordless trim router to have a more convenient setup for the many smaller mortises I cut. In this case I’m using ash to make canoe seats. The tool can absolutely handle 3/4 inch deep mortises in a single pass but I usually do 2 passes in hardwood just avoid burning the holes. (Impossible to clean up and kills your glue bond).
Here I’m using the speed tenon method by @chbecksvoort49 (thanks for the tip @deepseadivver ). Probably gonna be my go-to method from now on.
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