Union Hill Antique Tools - Barnes Tenoning Machine

The tenoner was not a foot-powered machine; rather, it used a long leveraged hand bar to feed cutters directly into the work clamped to the worktable. Barnes made 2 types of tenoning machine:

Type 1 had 3 straight cast iron legs, and was produced from 1879 to 1891. It used a solid one-piece casting for the drive handle.
Type 2 used curved cast iron in the legs, and was produced from 1892 to 1926, when the last sale was recorded. On this type, the drive handle was cast in two pieces to ease replacement.

Cutters were 2 straight irons set at an angle to shear the sides of the tenon as they were fed through the work. Stops were included to set tenon thickness. The machines capacity was stock from 2 to 12 inches in width.

The machine cost $25.00 with one set of cutters, and weighed 100 pounds (140 pounds boxed).

The clamp used on the tenoning machines to hold down stock is almost always missing on these machines today. One example is known to have a ruler, apparently original, affixed to machine All of the tenoning machines worked surprisingly well.

Tenoning Machine


Home What's New Web Site Creation Want Ads Articles Search This Site Send Feedback Antique Tools Planes Rules Levels Miscellaneous Tools Books FINETOOLS List PNTC Tool Appraisals Other Sites About This Site	Barnes Tenoning Machine The tenoner was not a foot-powered machine; rather, it used a long leveraged hand bar to feed cutters directly into the work clamped to the worktable. Barnes made 2 types of tenoning machine: Type 1 had 3 straight cast iron legs, and was produced from 1879 to 1891. It used a solid one-piece casting for the drive handle. Type 2 used curved cast iron in the legs, and was produced from 1892 to 1926, when the last sale was recorded. On this type, the drive handle was cast in two pieces to ease replacement. Cutters were 2 straight irons set at an angle to shear the sides of the tenon as they were fed through the work. Stops were included to set tenon thickness. The machines capacity was stock from 2 to 12 inches in width. The machine cost $25.00 with one set of cutters, and weighed 100 pounds (140 pounds boxed). The clamp used on the tenoning machines to hold down stock is almost always missing on these machines today. One example is known to have a ruler, apparently original, affixed to machine All of the tenoning machines worked surprisingly well. Tenoning Machine
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