Joinery is the art of joining timbers with wood connections. Learn about the precise mortise & tenon joinery used in our post and beam barns. Builders of sheds, storage buildings, garages, barns, gazebos, pool houses, cottages, custom homes & commercial buildings in CT, MA, RI, PA, NY, ME, NH, VT.

tforker's Project

Made from reclaimed 6x6 cedar posts. Drawbored mortise and tenon joinery pinned with walnut dowels. No glue or mechanical fasteners were used.

The first thing you see when looking for a house is the mailbox; therefore, I decided to update it by creating a DIY mailbox to increase the curb appeal. I chose the same type of wood as our other outdoor structures (trellis, lanterns, obelisk, wooden shutters, and flower box). If you have been following my

DIY cedar mailbox post 10 degree front post and mortised trellis for a future flower bed.

Mailbox Project: This is the instructable on how to build my mailbox. I have included some images of materials and supplies you will need in order to build this. I have also put the supplies and equipment lists in the supplies list below.