Joineries

Question 1

What is the union of smooth surfaces that allows pieces of wood to form a closed fitting or junction?

Answer 1

Joint

Question 2

What is the art of joint making and the process of joining two or more wood members?

Answer 2

Joinery

Question 3

What is the simplest and weakest type of joint, held together by nails, glue, or screws?

Answer 3

Butt Joint

Question 4

What joint is an alternative to mortise and tenon, where dowels are fitted into the pieces for strength?

Answer 4

Dowel Joint

Question 5

What joint is used for corners, either square or mitered?

Answer 5

Corner Joint

Question 6

What joint is formed between tapered, notched, or halved ends of two members?

Answer 6

Scarf Joint

Question 7

What joint is a corner junction of two pieces of wood cut at a similar angle?

Answer 7

Miter Joint

Question 8

What joint uses a spline to strengthen plywood gluing in W or L shapes?

Answer 8

Spline Joint

Question 9

What type of lap joint has both boards notched?

Answer 9

Half-Lap Joint

Question 10

What type of lap joint has an overlapped board notched deep enough to accept the entire thickness?

Answer 10

Full-Lap Joint

Question 11

What type of joint involves mating members cut at ½” thickness at their ends, making it stronger than a butt joint?

Answer 11

Lap or Shiplap Joint

Question 12

What stable joint is used for edge joint boards, paneling, plank flooring, cabinets, and doors?

Answer 12

Tongue & Groove Joint

Question 13

What joint is used to strengthen boards and looks like a single piece of wood connecting dovetails?

Answer 13

Butterfly Joint

Question 14

What traditional joinery method is used to assemble square-edged surfaces?

Answer 14

Mortise & Tenon Joint

Question 15

What is the space in the wood where another piece is inserted?

Answer 15

Mortise Joint

Question 16

What is the projection that is inserted into a mortise?

Answer 16

Tenon Joint

Question 17

What type of mortise & tenon joint is short in length?

Answer 17

Stub Mortise & Tenon

Question 18

What type of mortise & tenon joint goes all the way through the wood?

Answer 18

Through Mortise & Tenon

Question 19

What type of mortise & tenon joint has a beveled shoulder for additional strength?

Answer 19

Haunch Mortise & Tenon

Question 20

What type of mortise & tenon joint is loose-wedged for flexibility?

Answer 20

Loose-Wedged Mortise & Tenon

Question 21

What joint is used to join drawer sides to fronts?

Answer 21

Drawer-Lock Joint

Question 22

What joint has a milled slot placed midway in a board?

Answer 22

Dado Joint

Question 23

What type of dado is used for case body construction?

Answer 23

Through Dado

Question 24

What type of dado has an applied edge to conceal it?

Answer 24

Blind Dado

Question 25

What type of dado does not use edging and conceals dado exposure?

Answer 25

Stop Dado

Question 26

What traditional joinery method is used to join drawer sides, typically limited to flush or lipped types?

Answer 26

Dovetail Joint

Question 27

What joint involves a plain edge of one board fitting into a milled slot on another board?

Answer 27

Rabbet Joint

Question 28

What joint involves equal amounts of material removed from both wood pieces in a combination of solids and voids cut at right angles?

Answer 28

Finger Joint

Question 29

What type of joint is similar to mortise & tenon but has an open mortise at the end instead of enclosed in a square hole?

Answer 29

Bridle Joint

Question 30

What type of bridle joint is used for corners?

Answer 30

Corner Bridle Joint

Question 31

What type of bridle joint is shaped like a T?

Answer 31

T Bridle Joint