Sunday, February 14, 2010

JOINERY
-term to used to union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting two or more price to timber.
-an art of joint making. Advance branch of carpentry that requires skills. Work of precision making in accurate layout.

5 Families of Wood Joints
1.Butt Joint-Butt Joints are the most basic method for connecting two pieces of wood, and while it isn't the strongest of joints, it is very useful in some situations.



2.Lap Joint-describes a technique for joining two pieces of material by overlapping them. A lap may be a full lap or half lap.


3.Miter Joint-is a joint made by bevilling each of two parts to be joined.



4.Mortise and Tenon- used for thousands of years by woodworkers around the world to join pieces of wood,usually when the pieces are at an angle close to 90°.



5. Scarf-ex.z-type scarp and plane type.It is a method of joining two members end to end woodworking or metalworking.




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