Mortice Machines

Mortice machines are the workhorses of accurate joinery, delivering square or rectangular recesses needed for strong mortise-and-tenon joints, hinges, locks, and structural timber framing. Compared with hand-chiselling or using a drill press, a mortice machine dramatically increases speed, repeatability and precision, essential when you’re cutting multiple mortices, working to strict tolerances, or producing furniture or doors that must align properly and last.

For a workshop where quality joinery, efficiency and repeatability matter, from bespoke furniture to structural doors, a good morticer isn’t just useful, it’s fundamental.

Ideal Trades & Applications

Mortice machines are particularly useful for:

• Joiners & cabinet-makers, cutting mortises for tenons in furniture frames, carcasses, doors, windows and cabinetry.
• Door and window makers/ fitters cut recesses for hinges, locks, or mortice-lock hardware accurately and efficiently.
• Furniture makers & woodworkers, producing repeatable joints for tables, chairs, frames, beds, reducing hand chiselling and improving consistency.
• Workshops doing batch or repeated work, where multiple identical mortises are required, so precision and efficiency pay off.
• DIYers upgrading to a professional setup, moving beyond ad-hoc chiseling or drilling to reliable, machine-based joinery.

Whether it’s for occasional joinery or regular production work, a morticer increases speed and ensures strong, square joints that hold up over time.

Choose Your Morticer According to Use Case

For large structural timber or heavy-duty joinery (frames, beams, doors): A chain morticer (like those from Mafell) is ideal, powerful, capable of wider/deeper mortises, and suited to timber framing.

For workshop joinery, furniture, cabinets, doors, with repeatable precision: A workshop morticer from Record Power or Holzstar offers stable, clean, accurate mortises with good tooling support (chisels, bits).

For mobile or smaller-shop setups, or on-site work: Portable morticers or chisels from Draper give flexibility, portability and cost-effective capacity without demanding a dedicated machine shop.

For budget-conscious hobbyists or occasional joinery projects: Entry-level tools and morticers from Zipper or lower-priced Draper models may suffice, but expect limitations compared to workshop-grade equipment.

Mortice Machines at D&M Tools, Built for Real Joinery Work

When joinery, frame accuracy and structural integrity matter, the right mortice machine becomes the backbone of a consistent, high-quality workshop output. With offerings from Mafell, Record Power, Holzstar, and Draper (plus chisels/bits and accessories), D&M Tools caters to everything from heavy structural work to fine furniture making and on-site installations.

Whether you’re building a set of doors, crafting a cabinet, or setting up a dedicated furniture shop, there’s a morticer in their range to match your needs, budget, and workmanship expectations.