Traditional woodworking joint

Joint Image Description

The end of a piece of wood is butted against another piece of

wood. This is the simplest and weakest joint. Of those, there is
Butt joint
the a) T-butt, b) end-to-end butt, c) T-lap d) Miter butt and e)
edge-to-edge butt.

The end of a piece of wood is laid over and connected to

Lap joint another piece of wood. This is the next simplest and weakest
joint.

Also known as open tenon, open mortise and tenon, or tongue

and fork joints, this joint is where the through mortise is open
on one side and forms a fork shape. The mate has a through
Bridle joint
tenon or necked joint. Bridle joints are commonly used to join
rafter tops, also used in scarf joints and sometimes sill corner
joints in timber framing.

The end of a piece of wood is butted against another piece of

wood. This is reinforced with dowelpins. This joint is quick to
Dowel joint
make with production line machinery and so is a very common
joint in factory-made furniture.

Similar to a butt joint, but both pieces have been bevelled

Mitre joint
(usually at a 45 degree angle).

Also known as a box joint, is a corner joint with interlocking

Finger joint
fingers. Receives pressure from two directions.

Dovetail A form of box joint where the fingers are locked together by
joint diagonal cuts. More secure than a finger joint.[1]
 Also called a housing joint or trench joint, a slot is cut across
the grain in one piece for another piece to set into; shelves on
Dado joint
a bookshelf having slots cut into the sides of the shelf, for
example.

Groove joint Like the dado joint, except that the slot is cut with the grain.

Each piece has a groove cut all along one edge, and a thin,
Tongue and
deep ridge (the tongue) on the opposite edge. If the tongue is
groove
unattached, it is considered a spline joint.

A stub (the tenon) will fit tightly into a hole cut for it (the
mortise). This is a hallmark of Mission Style furniture, and also
Mortise and
the traditional method of jointing frame and panel members in
tenon
doors, windows, and cabinets. This joint is a good strong joint
to use.

Also called a bird's beak cut, this joint used in roof

Birdsmouth
construction. A V-shaped cut in the rafterconnects the rafter to
joint
the wall-plate.[2]

A joint in which the two members are joined by removing

Cross Lap material from each at the point of intersection so that they
overlap.

Splice joint A joint used to attach two members end to end.

Nontraditional woodworking joint
Joint Image Description

Pocket-hole
A hidden screw is driven into the joint at an angle.
joinery

biscuit A wooden oval is glued into two crescent-shaped holes.

Floating tenon
See Mortise and tenon
joint

Wood panels stitched together, usually with copper wire,

stitch and glue
and glued together with epoxy resin.
 St. Louise de Marillac College of Sorsogon
Gubat Campus
2017-2018

Types of
Woodworking
Joints

Submitted by:
JOHN ANTON E. CAMPOSANO
GRADE VII-BMMF

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