butt joint
End-to-end seam
A butt joint is the simplest way to join two pieces of material—placing their ends or edges directly against each other without overlap or interlocking.
Common in woodworking, plumbing, and welding, butt joints are easy to make but relatively weak without reinforcement: The boards were connected with a basic butt joint and glue.
Wood cut perpendicular to fibers
- wood glueAdhesive for lumber
- flushSame suit, five cards
- square cutAngular gemstone cutting style
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
dowel · lumber · timber · plank · edge-to-edge · carpenter · chisel · miter saw
Resistance to pulling force
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- biscuitSmall baked quick bread
- splineFlexible strip for drafting
Plumbing connector piece
- couplingJoint between systems
- sleeveGarment's arm portion
- flangeProjecting attachment rim
- solderFusible bonding alloy
braze · PVC · copper pipe · threaded · pipeline · plumbing · tubing · end-to-end
Upright wall framing
- joistHorizontal structural beam
- rafterSloped roof support
- beamStructural support member
- headerTop line of document
truss · brace · sheathing · lumber · timber · nailing · toenail · structural
Electric-heat metal fusion
- MIGShielded wire arc process
- TIGTungsten arc welding
- fusionJoining into unity
- penetrationEntry into something
electrode · torch · welder · spatter · pipe welding
end grain
Wood cut perpendicular to fibers
- wood glueAdhesive for lumber
- flushSame suit, five cards
- square cutAngular gemstone cutting style
joinery · dowel · lumber · timber · plank · edge-to-edge · carpenter · chisel · miter saw · clamp
tensile strength
Resistance to pulling force
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- biscuitSmall baked quick bread
- splineFlexible strip for drafting
pipe fitting
Plumbing connector piece
solder · braze · PVC · copper pipe · threaded · pipeline · plumbing · tubing · end-to-end · pipe clamp
stud
Upright wall framing
header · truss · brace · sheathing · lumber · timber · nailing · toenail · structural · load-bearing
arc welding
Electric-heat metal fusion
penetration · electrode · torch · welder · spatter · pipe welding
- jointsknee, elbow, ankle, dovetail, wrist
- boat buildingkeel, lumber, timber, ribs, planks
- wallpaperingwallpaper, paste, wallpaper paste, seams, adhesive
- workshop skillssawing, sanding, planing, chiseling, carving
- drywalldrywall, plasterboard, wallboard, Sheetrock, greenboard
- joinerymortise and tenon, tongue and groove, mortise, tenon, half lap
butt jointdovetail joint
Interlocking carpentry fastening
mortise and tenon · lap joint · finger joint · tongue and groove · rabbet joint
butt, joint, butter, buttock, butting, abut, butted, abutting, abutted