Tenons fit here
Mortises is the plural of mortise, a rectangular cavity cut into wood to receive a matching projection (a tenon) from another piece.
The mortise-and-tenon joint is among the oldest and strongest methods of joining wood, used in furniture and timber framing for millennia.
As a verb, to mortise is to cut such a cavity or to join pieces using this method: The craftsman mortised the rail into the post.
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Tenons fit here
Mortises is the plural of mortise, a rectangular cavity cut into wood to receive a matching projection (a tenon) from another piece.
The mortise-and-tenon joint is among the oldest and strongest methods of joining wood, used in furniture and timber framing for millennia.
As a verb, to mortise is to cut such a cavity or to join pieces using this method: The craftsman mortised the rail into the post.
1. joinery — tenon, Projecting joint piece; chisel (Edged carving implement); dovetail (Join by interlocking parts); slot (Narrow slit for insertion); rabbet · dado · groove · miter · rebate · tongue · joint · router · square · mallet
joinery component typemortises ≠ tenons Joint projections in woodworking; tongues · tabs · projections · pegs · dowels
mortise and tenon (Socket-and-projection wood joint); mortise lock (Lock fitted into door cavity)
mortise, mortising, mortised
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