mortice
Hole for tenon
Mortice is a variant spelling of mortise, a rectangular cavity cut into wood or stone to receive a corresponding projection (tenon) from another piece, forming a joint.
The mortise-and-tenon joint is among the oldest and strongest methods of joining wood: The chair legs fit into mortices in the seat.
As a verb, to mortice is to cut such a cavity or join pieces this way.
Projecting joint piece
- chiselEdged carving implement
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
- tongueOral muscle for taste
miter · dado · rabbet · joint · woodwork · carpentry · joiner · cabinetmaker
Pause in activity
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
- holeAbsence in matter
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
- cutoutShape removed from material
indentation · notch · groove · channel · cavity · void · depression · aperture
tenon
Projecting joint piece
tongue · miter · dado · rabbet · joint · woodwork · carpentry · joiner · cabinetmaker · furniture
recess
Pause in activity
cutout · indentation · notch · groove · channel · cavity · void · depression · aperture · opening
keyhole
Opening for a lock
cylinder · tumbler · door · hardware · mechanism · faceplate · escutcheon · knob · handle · lever
chisel
Edged carving implement
measurement · alignment · precision · accuracy · paring · chopping · squaring · fitting · tolerance · handcut
morticetenon
Projecting joint piece
tongue · projection · protrusion · spline · dowel
- mortise and tenonSocket-and-projection wood joint
- mortise lockLock fitted into door cavity