Common Woodworking

Joints

Beginning Woodworking
Joints
Butt Joints
Edge Butt Joint
-Used to make boards wider
-Strong
End Butt Joint
-Not very strong,
-Must be reinforced
Dowel Joint
-Very Strong
-Used to make butt joints
stronger


Biscuit Joint
-Used to strengthen end butt joints
or edge joints.
-Not as strong as dowel joints.
- A type of a spline joint.

Mortise & Tenon Joint
-Very Strong
-Used on leg and
rail construction
Rabbet Joint
-Characteristic: Always on the end or edge of a board.
Goes with or across the grain.
-Used to insert a back panel into the back of a cabinet.
-Cut deep.
-Cut as wide as the board going into it.
Dado Joint
- Characteristic: Across the Grain and in the middle of
a board.
-Cut deep, As wide as the board going into it.
-Used to hold a fixed shelf
Groove (Plough) Joint
- Characteristic: Goes with the Grain.
-In the middle of a Board.
-Cut deep and as wide as the board
going it.
-Used for drawer bottoms.
Miter Joint
Flat Miter
Plain Miter
-Main purpose is to cover end grain.
-Can be reinforced.
-Used on the corners of picture frames.
Advanced Furniture
Woodworking Joints
Tongue & Groove
-Used on hardwood Flooring
Spline Joint
-Separate piece of Wood glued inside.
-Used to strengthen a miter or edge
joint.
Blind (Stopped) Dado
-Does not go clear through.
-Stops about -1 short.
-Used so you dont see the joint.
Dovetail
-Used in the best Drawer Construction.
Pocket Screw Joint
-Used in place of a dowel Joint or Mortise
and Tennon
-Used on a face frame.
Lap Joint