Mortise-and-Tenon Joint

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Definition of Mortise-and-Tenon Joint

What does Mortise-and-Tenon Joint mean?

noun

1. a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other
   • synonym: mortise joint
   • more generic: joint = junction by which parts or objects are joined together
   • more specific:
     • dovetail joint / dovetail = a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
     • tongue and groove joint = a mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of one board into a matching groove on another board
   • parts:
     • mortice / mortise = a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
     • tenon = a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint

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Timber Frame Construction (2012)

All About Post-and-Beam Building by Jack A. Sobon, Roger Schroeder

The mortise-and-tenon joint is a vast improvement over the lap joint in that it cannot fail by popping apart or twisting. It has another job in timber-frame construction, and that is to position timbers. A short or stub tenon can be used on the end of ...

Industrial Education Magazine (1908)

by Charles Alpheus Bennett, William Thomas Bawden

A wedge mortise-and-tenon joint is a through joint in which after the tenon is driven home, wedges are driven in between the tenon and the sides of the mortise. The wedges are dipped in glue or white lead before being inserted. The sides of ...

Manual Training Magazine (1908)

A wedge mortise-and-tenon joint is a through joint in which after the tenon is driven home, wedges are driven in between the tenon and the sides of the mortise. The wedges are dipped in glue or white lead before being inserted. The sides of ...

Merriam-Webster's collegiate encyclopedia (2000)

rabbet , mortise-and-tenon joint dovetail joint Joints and joinery Some common woodworking joints. The dado joint...

The mortise-and-tenon joint is made by inserting a projection (tenon) on one piece into a notch or hole (mortise) in the other.

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