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Diagram showing labeled illustrations of basic timber joints used in carpentry, including alternate foxtail wedging, haunched mortise and tenon with shoulder haunch, stub and barefaced tenon joints, dowelled joints, hand-cut and machine-cut dovetail joints, rabbeted joint, and housed joints, with key features such as mortises, tenons, wedges, dowels, and housing highlighted. Diagram showing four types of common furniture joints: dowel construction with cylindrical dowels, mortise-and-tenon construction with interlocking rectangular pieces, dovetail joint featuring interlocking wedge shapes, and dado joint with a board fitting into a groove.
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mortise and tenon

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Diagram showing labeled illustrations of basic timber joints used in carpentry, including alternate foxtail wedging, haunched mortise and tenon with shoulder haunch, stub and barefaced tenon joints, dowelled joints, hand-cut and machine-cut dovetail joints, rabbeted joint, and housed joints, with key features such as mortises, tenons, wedges, dowels, and housing highlighted.
timber joints Basic timber joints used in carpentry.

A mortise and tenon is a fundamental joint in carpentry and woodworking used to connect two pieces of wood. It involves creating a hole, or mortise, in one piece and a corresponding projection, or tenon, on the other. The tenon fits snugly into the mortise, providing a strong mechanical connection. This type of joint is crucial for assembling frames, furniture, and other wooden structures, and its design has remained largely unchanged for centuries due to its effectiveness and strength. The strength of the joint often relies on a precise fit and the use of glue.1

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