mortise-and-tenon joint
21mortise joint — mor′tise joint n. bui any of various joints between two pieces of timber or the like in which a tenon is housed in or secured to a mortise. Also called mor′tise and ten′on joint • Etymology: 1880–85 …
22tenon — A projection often rectangular in section on the end of a piece of material (especially in wood, but also used in stone and metals). A tenon is made to be fitted into a hollow, mortise, or groove of equivalent size in order to create a joint.… …
23mortise pin — noun : a tapered wooden pin driven either through both members of a mortised joint or through the extended tenon in order to lock and tighten the joint …
24mortise or mortice — A cavity in a material (usually wood, but sometimes stone or metal) into which a tenon is made to fit in order to create a joint. Mortises are usually rectangular or trapezoidal in shape. Also, to make such a cavity or to join pieces of… …
25mortise — noun (C) technical a hole cut in a piece of wood or stone to receive the tenon (=the shaped end) of another piece and form a joint …
26dovetail joint — joint comprised of a projecting part on the end of one piece that fits into a slot cut into another piece, interlocking joint made of a tenon and mortise, dovetail …
27Mortiser — Hollow mortising chisel and bit A mortiser or morticer is a specialized woodworking machine used to cut square or rectangular holes in a piece of lumber, such as a mortise in a mortise and tenon joint. Contents …
28Glossary of woodworking terms — This page is a glossary of woodworking terms.AlphanumericTOC align=center nobreak= numbers= seealso= externallinks= references= top=|A* Applied carving background which is worked separately and then applied, rather than being worked in place.B*… …
29Neck (music) — The neck is the part of certain string instruments that projects from the main body and is the base of the fingerboard, where the fingers are placed to stop the strings at different pitches. Guitars, lutes, the violin family, and the mandolin… …
30Caquetoire — The caquetoire, or conversation chair, was an armchair style implemented during the European Renaissance. It was largely used in France during the renaissance. This chair is one if the most well known pieces of furniture from the French… …
