Mortices and Tenons
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Steve Maskery
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Excellent, Dave, excellent.
You have me confused now. A mortice (noun) is spelled with a "c", in common with licence, practice and notice.
To mortice (verb) is spelled with an "s" , as in to practise, to license. To notice is an exception, it seems to me.
So when we come to a mortiser, where are we? I would spell it with an "s" as it as a machine that does something. A verber? Ouch! But a mortiser is, itself, a noun and I am hoist by my own petard.
I think I'll continue to call a mortice a mortice and a mortiser a mortiser and just have another glass of wine.
S
You have me confused now. A mortice (noun) is spelled with a "c", in common with licence, practice and notice.
To mortice (verb) is spelled with an "s" , as in to practise, to license. To notice is an exception, it seems to me.
So when we come to a mortiser, where are we? I would spell it with an "s" as it as a machine that does something. A verber? Ouch! But a mortiser is, itself, a noun and I am hoist by my own petard.
I think I'll continue to call a mortice a mortice and a mortiser a mortiser and just have another glass of wine.
S
SketchUp Guru
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Drink one for me and forget about cees and esses. 
laird
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I'm not American (a land made of escaped slaves and deportees, so why would they be able to spell? ) So it's a "c".
Hat, coat. flack jacket.....................................->->->
) So it's a "c".Hat, coat. flack jacket.....................................->->->
JoinerySolutions
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According to my dictionary they are just alternate ways of spelling the word. Use either and worry not.
