Chain Mortisers

In Praise of Cutting Chain Technology

Few wood-cutting chain makers are left in the world, and some have deemed this technology obsolete. But how else do you cut mortises into timber frames or mortises for making windows and doors? Or mortises into fence posts? Or even holes into solidly frozen ice?

While routers can do most of the job, they produce a lot of dust. That is why we are seeing a resurgence of cutting chain technology.

Properly sharpened mortise chains outproduce any router or milling function.

We designed the SwissPro KSP163 chain mortiser specifically for the professional timber framing trade, improving on existing mortisers, building in the features that makes your work much more efficient. It is built in Switzerland for the best quality available anywhere.

See below for other high-quality chain mortisers. 

We also supply mortise chains, chainsets and parts, including custom parts.