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2. Dovetail joint - Wikipedia

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   A dovetail joint or simply dovetail is a joinery technique most commonly used in woodworking joinery (carpentry), including furniture, cabinets, [1] log buildings, and traditional timber framing. Noted for its resistance to being pulled apart, also known as tensile strength , the dovetail joint is commonly used to join the sides of a drawer to ...

3. Butterfly joint - Wikipedia

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   A butterfly joint, also called a bow tie, dovetail key, Dutchman joint, or Nakashima joint, is a type of joint or inlay used to hold two or more pieces of wood together. These types of joints are mainly used for aesthetics, but they can also be used to reinforce cracks in pieces of wood, doors, picture frames, or drawers.

4. Router (woodworking) - Wikipedia

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   Router bits can be made to match almost any imaginable profile. Custom router bits can be ordered. They are especially beneficial for home restoration projects, where production of the original trim and molding has been discontinued. Sometimes complementary bits come in sets designed to facilitate the joinery used in frame and panel ...

5. Mortise and tenon - Wikipedia

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   Wedged half-dovetail: a mortise in which the back is wider, or taller, than the front, or opening. The space for the wedge initially leaves room to insert the tenon. The wedge, after the tenon is engaged, prevents its withdrawal. Through-wedged half-dovetail: a wedged half-dovetail mortise that passes entirely through the piece.

6. Glossary of woodworking - Wikipedia

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   On a table saw or router, cutting against the normal feed direction at the end of the cut to prevent tearout. close grain Any wood grain with very fine fibers of cells that are not visibly porous. compass saw conversion The reduction of a whole log into pieces suitable for working. Conversion can be done in three basic ways: sawn, hewn, or ...

7. Joinery - Wikipedia

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   Some woodworking joints employ mechanical fasteners, bindings, or adhesives, while others use only wood elements (such as dowels or plain mortise and tenon fittings). The characteristics of wooden joints—strength, flexibility, toughness, appearance, etc.—derive from the properties of the materials involved and the purpose of the joint.