mortise
Slot for joining
A mortise is a rectangular hole or slot cut into a piece of wood or other material to receive a corresponding projection (a tenon) from another piece, forming a tight joint.
The mortise-and-tenon joint is among the oldest and strongest methods of joining wood, used in furniture and timber framing for millennia.
To mortise is to cut such a cavity or to join pieces using this method: The beams were mortised together without nails.
Projecting joint piece
- dovetailJoin by interlocking parts
- chiselEdged carving implement
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
rabbet · rebate · miter · tongue · halving · bridle · lap · dado
Edged carving implement
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- drillHole-boring device
- plungeSudden steep descent
- mortiserJoinery hole cutter
mallet · auger · gouge · firmer · slick · jig · template · marking
Craft of building furniture
- furnitureMovable room objects
- joinerOne who connects parts
- frameSupporting outer structure
- panelDistinct flat section
stiles · rail · timber · lumber · hardwood · woodshop · benchwork · craftsman
tenon
Projecting joint piece
slot · rabbet · rebate · miter · tongue · halving · bridle · lap · dado · housing
chisel
Edged carving implement
mortiser · mallet · auger · gouge · firmer · slick · jig · template · marking · gauge
cabinetmaking
Craft of building furniture
panel · stiles · rail · timber · lumber · hardwood · woodshop · benchwork · craftsman · cabinetmaker
lock
Mechanism requiring a key
faceplate · strike · doorframe · hinge · pocket · recess · cylinder · hardware · fitting · installation
fit
Proper or healthy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
alignment · measurement · accuracy · square · flush · clean · exact · layout · scribe · marking
- woodworkingwoodworking, wood, saw, hammer, drill
- craftsmanshiphandcrafted, craft, handiwork, stitching, welding
- hollowscavity, crater, hollow, dent, hole
- jointsbutt joint, corner joint, knee, elbow, ankle
- groovesfurrow, channel, slot, rut, score
- cabinetmakingcabinets, base cabinet, wall cabinet, corner cabinet, kitchen cabinets
- mortise and tenonSocket-and-projection wood joint
- mortise lockLock fitted into door cavity