Joints

Question 1

What is a cross having joint?

Answer 1

There are many versions of the having joint but they all involve removing half of the wood from each piece using a saw or a chisel. This joint is often strengthened with dowel.

Question 2

What is a Mortise & Tenon joint?

Answer 2

This is a very strong joint. The joint is split into two parts one part is the tenon named after the tenon saw, the other part is the mortise which is named after the mortise chisel. Within industry the joint is milled using a milling machine.

Question 3

What is a Half lap joint?

Answer 3

This joint is only slightly stronger than the butt joint. There is however a bigger surface area for gluing. This joint is often strengthened with nails.

Question 4

What is a housing joint?

Answer 4

This is just a simple slot cut into one piece of wood to increase the glue area. This is often done with a router and works very well in MDF.

Question 5

What is a stopped housing joint?

Answer 5

A stopped housing joint is made by cutting a channel across the face of a piece of wood about three quarters of its depth, the end of another piece of timber is then inserted and secured into the channel