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What do you call the art or craft of forming joints, esp. in woodwork?

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JOINERY

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What is the work produced by the carpenter’s and joiner’s art, generally applied to objects or parts of a wooden structure, such as stairways, furniture, or moldings?

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WOODWORK

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What is any joint formed by uniting two members end to end so as to increase their length; also called lengthening joint?

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END JOINT

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What is a lengthening joint made by overlapping the tapered, notched, or halved ends of two members and holding them in place with bolts, straps, keys, or fish plates, to resist tension or compression?

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SCARF JOINT

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What is a halved scarf joint used esp. to resist tension, having a thicker and a thinner section for each member, the thicker one being on the end?

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SQUARE SPLICE

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What is a lengthening joint formed by interlacing finger-like projections on the ends of the joined members?

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FINGER JOINT

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What is a lengthening joint in which the abutting members are held in alignment and strengthened by fishplates?

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FISH JOINT

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What is a metal plate bolted to each of two abutting members?

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FISHPLATE

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What is any joint formed by uniting two members edge to edge so as to increase their width?

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EDGE JOINT

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What is a joint made by fitting a raised area or tongue on the edge of one member into a corresponding groove in the edge of another member to produce a flush surface; abbr: T&G

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TONGUE & GROOVE

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what is a thin strip of material inserted into the grooved edges of two members to make a butt joint between them; also called feather?

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SPLINE

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What is a fastener in the form of a double dovetail for joining two members at their edges; also called butterfly?

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BUTTERFLY WEDGE

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What is any of various joints formed by abutting the surfaces of two members squarely together without overlapping?

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BUTT JOINT

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what is any joint finished even or level with the surrounding surfaces?

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FLUSH JOINT

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what is any joint formed by uniting two members at a corner so as to change direction?

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ANGLE JOINT

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What is a rectangular groove cut in a member to receive the end of another?

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DADO

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what is a joint made by inserting the end or edge of one member into a corresponding dado in the other; also called house joint?

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DADO JOINT

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what is a dado that is not cut across the full width of a member?

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STOPPED DADO

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What is a joint between rabbeted parts?

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RABBET JOINT

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what is a channel, groove, or notch cut along or near one edge of a member so that something else can be fitted into it; also, rebate?

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RABBET

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What do you call the term to groove or hollow out with a gouge or machine?

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ROUT

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What is a joint between two members meeting at an angle, made by cutting each of the butting surfaces to an angle equal to half the angle of junction?

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MITER JOINT

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What is a miter joint having a raised surfaced to limit motion between the joined parts?

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SHOULDER MITER

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What is a miter joint that incorporates a tongue and groove?

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TONGUED MITER

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what do you call an oblique surface formed so as to butt against another oblique surface to be joined with it?
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what is an acute angle or groove separating one element from another?
QUIRK
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What is a curved joint forming a smooth transition between surfaces that would otherwise intersect at an angle?
EASEMENT
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what do you call a slightly rounded edge?
EASED EDGE
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What is a beveled surface, usually formed or at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces?
CHAMFER
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what is a chamfer that narrows gradually to merge with a sharp arris?
STOP CHAMFER/STOPPED CHAMFER
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What is a joint between two moldings made by undercutting the end of one of them to the profile of another?
COPED JOINT/SCRIBED JOINT
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what is a projection on one of two joining members fitting into a corresponding recess in the other to prevent slipping?
JOGGLE
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what is a notch cut in a timber to receive a timber connector or part of another timber?
DAP
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what is a lap joint formed by cutting away half of each member at the place of joining so that a flush surface results?
HALVED JOINT / HALF-LAP JOINT
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What is an angle joint formed by halving each member for a length equal to the width of the other?
END-LAP JOINT
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what is a halved joint formed by two crossing members?
CROSS-LAP JOINT
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What is a lap joint formed by overlapping two members without any change in form?
PLAIN LAP
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What is an end-lap joint incorporating a miter on one face?
MITERED HALVING
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what is any of various joints formed by overlapping the ends or edges of two members?
LAP JOINT
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what is a joint formed by one or more dovetails fitting tightly within corresponding mortises?
DOVETAIL JOINT
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What do you call a fan-shaped tenon broader at its end than at its base?
DOVETAIL
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what is a corner dovetail joint visible on both faces?
COMMON DOVETAIL
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What is a corner dovetail joint visible on one face only?
LAP DOVETAIL/HALF-BLIND JOINT
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What is a corner dovetail joint showing only the line of a miter?
SECRET DOVETAIL/MITER DOVETAIL
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What is a halved joint made by fitting a dovetail at the end of one member into a corresponding mortise in the second member?
DOVETAIL HALVING
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what is any of various joints between two members made by housing a taron in a mortise?
MORTISE JOINT / MORTISE-AND-TENON JOINT
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What is a notch or hole, usually rectangular, cut into a piece to receive a tenon of the same dimensions?
MORTISE
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What is a projection formed on the end of a member for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions?
TENON
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what do you call a tenon that extends completely through or beyond the piece into which its corresponding mortise is cut?
THROUGH TENON
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what is a piece of wood or metal used as a wedge to tighten a joint or to prevent motion between parts of a mortise and tenon joint?
KEY
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what is a mortise open on three sides?
OPEN MORTISE/SLIP MORTISE/SLOT MORTISE
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what do you call the end surface from which a tenon projects?
SHOULDER
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what do you call a line or surface that meets another at any angle other than a right angle?
BEVEL
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what is a blind mortise having one inclined narrow side so that a tenon can be slid into its sideways?
CHASE MORTISE
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what do you call a bevelled shoulder for strengthening a tenon?
TUSK
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what do you call the widen portion of a tenon in the plane of the shoulders?
ROOT
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what is a notch, dado, or mortise cut into a member to receive another part?
GAIN
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what is a mortise that does not pass completely through a member?
BLIND MORTISE/STOPPED MORTISE
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what is a short tenon for fitting into a blind mortise?
STUB TENON
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what is a tenon having its shoulder cut at an angle to ensure that it bears on the mortised piece?
UNDERCUT TENON
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what is a tenon that is narrower at the tip than at the root?
HAUNCHED TENON
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what is a small wedge in the split end of a stub tenon for spreading and securing it when driven into a blind mortise?
FOXTAIL WEDGE/FOX WEDGE
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what is a joint formed by fitting the end of one member, notched to form two parallel tenons, into two gains cut into the edge of a second member?
BRIDLE JOINT
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what is a hole in a tenon board eccentric with the corresponding holes in the mortise so that the two pieces being joined will be forced together when the drawbore pin is hammered into place?
DRAWBORE
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