Mortise and Tenon Joinery

The latest thing on my bench is a chair with a few loose legs and stretchers. One stretcher even pulls right out of its socket. How do I tighten the joints?

Is there a handheld method to make tenons in large stock?

The chisels on my hollow-chisel mortiser have dulled. Because the bevel is on the inside, I’m not sure how to sharpen them. Can you offer advice?

I learned my lesson the hard way: Mortises first, tenons second. But now that the mistake has been made, how can I salvage tenons that fit too loosely in a mortise?

How can I bore sockets into tapered segments so the stretchers will be parallel with the upper aprons?

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