Hi Gang, I've been lurking here for a while and have found it a really great place for woodworking info, thanks for that.

I'm finally going to tackle my first big project. A crib for our baby due in mid June.

I'm pretty handy so I think I'll be handle it but wanted to ask about mortises. I'm going to end up having to do something like 80 mortises. I don't often do woodworking projects so I don't even have a chisel let alone a mortiser.

Do you have any tips about what direction to take in terms of mortising technique and how do minimize the tool purchase for this project?

Thanks in advance-

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For clarity, I just wanted to add that I have lots of "general use" hand tools for household projects
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