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A tenoning machine is a critical feature of any successful joinery that wants to produce high quality at scale. Finding someone with a tenoner machine for sale isn’t difficult but you need to be able to rely on your new machine. At TWS we have almost four decades of successful dealing in woodwork machines and that experience gives us the edge when it comes to making sure you get the best machine for your business.

Below you will see more than one tenoner for sale but which one is right for you? Do you want a new one? A used one? One that has been fully refurbished? Should you opt for four heads or two? We can help you with all of these questions and more! All you need to do is give us a call on 01278455622 or email info@twswood.co.uk and we’ll get back to you. Don’t forget, flexible finance is available through Tower Finance.

Tenoners: Essential Tools for Precise Joinery

A tenoner is a highly specialized woodworking machine designed to cut precise tenons that fit perfectly into corresponding mortises to create strong, accurate joints. Tenoners are key tools for creating high-quality mortise and tenon joints, widely recognized for their strength and durability in woodworking. Whether you’re crafting furniture, windows, doors, or cabinets, tenoners offer efficiency and accuracy that hand tools can’t match.

What Does a Tenoner Do?

A tenoner machine simplifies and automates the process of cutting tenons—the projecting end of a piece of wood that fits into a mortise to form a joint. The tenons can be customized to different sizes and shapes, making it possible to achieve perfect joints for various woodworking projects. Tenoners come with different heads to cut square, haunched, or scribed tenons, giving woodworkers flexibility based on project requirements.

Key Features of Tenoners

Precision: Tenoners allow for precise adjustments, ensuring exact alignment between tenon and mortise, crucial for achieving strong, long-lasting joints.
Efficiency: By automating the tenon-cutting process, tenoners save time and reduce human error, making them indispensable in mass production settings.
Versatility: Modern tenoners often include programmable settings and interchangeable tooling, enabling the cutting of various tenon profiles for different projects.

Advantages of Using a Tenoner

Accuracy: With a tenoner, you can produce perfectly fitted joints, which significantly improves the overall quality of woodworking projects.
Time-saving: Especially in production environments, a tenoner can cut multiple tenons quickly and consistently, enhancing productivity.
Customizability: With adjustable settings, you can achieve a range of tenon shapes and sizes, ensuring versatility for both standard and complex joinery.

Industries and Applications

Tenoners are widely used in industries that require high-quality wooden joints, such as:

Furniture manufacturing
Window and door production
Cabinet making
Bespoke joinery projects

Why Choose a Tenoner for Your Workshop?

Investing in a tenoner can drastically improve the precision and efficiency of your joinery, particularly if your work involves frequent mortise and tenon joints. If you’re seeking robust, high-quality joints and a smoother production workflow, a tenoner is an excellent addition to any woodworking shop.

Optimize your woodworking projects by integrating a tenoner machine into your toolkit, ensuring your work meets the highest standards of craftsmanship and durability.

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Multico TM2 Tenoner

£2,750.00 +VAT

New iTECH TES 3 head Tenoner

£7,950.00 +VAT

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Sedgwick Tenoner TESH 3

£4,250.00 +VAT

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What is a Tenoner?

A tenoner is a woodworking machine designed to cut tenons, which are protrusions at the end of a piece of wood that fit into mortises, forming a strong mortise and tenon joint. These joints are widely used in furniture making, door construction, and cabinet building for their durability and strength. The tenoner ensures the precision needed to create tight, secure joints that contribute to the overall structural integrity of the woodwork.

What Does a Tenon Machine Do?

A tenon machine, also known as a tenoner, automates the process of cutting tenons. It works by holding a piece of wood in place and cutting the tenon in one or more passes with blades or cutters. The machine allows for a variety of tenon sizes and shapes, from standard square tenons to more complex haunched or angled ones. This machine drastically reduces manual labor and improves accuracy, making it ideal for large-scale woodworking projects.

What Does a Double End Tenoner Do?

A double-end tenoner is a more advanced machine that can cut tenons on both ends of a piece of wood simultaneously. This dual capability significantly increases production speed and efficiency, making it especially useful in high-volume manufacturing settings like door or window production. It ensures uniformity on both ends of the wood, leading to more consistent joint quality and alignment in the final product.

Double-end tenoners are typically programmable, allowing operators to set precise measurements and adjust cutterheads for different tenon profiles, adding versatility to the machine’s applications.