Joinery, the Glossary
Joinery is a part of woodworking that involves joining pieces of wood, engineered lumber, or synthetic substitutes (such as laminate), to produce more complex items.[1]
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67 relations: Adhesive, Ancient Chinese wooden architecture, Animal glue, Anisotropy, Apprenticeship, Arkwright, Artisan, Birdsmouth joint, Biscuit joiner, Box joint, Bridle joint, British English, Butt joint, Cabinetry, Carpentry, Cellulose, Chinese furniture, Construction, Dado (joinery), Denis Diderot, Display case, Domestic roof construction, Domino joiner, Dovetail joint, Dowel, Engineered wood, Epoxy, Fastener, Frame and panel, Furniture, Groove (joinery), House, Joinery, Jointer, Lap joint, Lignin, List of boat builders, Lumber, Mission style furniture, Miter joint, Mortise and tenon, Nail (fastener), Pocket-hole joinery, Quarter sawing, Rafter, Rift sawing, Scarf joint, Screw, Shaker tilting chair, Shop fitting, ... Expand index (17 more) »
Adhesive
Adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, is any non-metallic substance applied to one or both surfaces of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation.
Ancient Chinese wooden architecture
Ancient Chinese wooden architecture is a style of Chinese architecture.
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Animal glue
Animal glue is an adhesive that is created by prolonged boiling of animal connective tissue in a process called rendering.
Anisotropy
Anisotropy is the structural property of non-uniformity in different directions, as opposed to isotropy.
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship is a system for training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study (classroom work and reading).
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Arkwright
Arkwright is a surname, deriving from an archaic Old English term for a person who manufactures chests, and may refer to.
Artisan
An artisan (from artisan, artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand.
Birdsmouth joint
In light frame construction, a birdsmouth joint or bird's beak cut is a woodworking joint that is generally used to connect a roof rafter to the top plate of a supporting wall. Joinery and birdsmouth joint are woodworking.
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Biscuit joiner
A biscuit joiner or biscuit jointer (or sometimes plate joiner) is a woodworking tool used to join two pieces of wood together.
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Box joint
A box joint is a woodworking joint made by cutting a set of complementary, interlocking profiles in two pieces of wood, which are then joined (usually) at right angles, usually glued.
Bridle joint
A bridle joint is a woodworking joint, similar to a mortise and tenon, in that a tenon is cut on the end of one member and a mortise is cut into the other to accept it. Joinery and bridle joint are timber framing and woodworking.
British English
British English is the set of varieties of the English language native to the island of Great Britain.
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Butt joint
A butt joint is a wood joint in which the end of a piece of material is simply placed (or “butted”) against another piece.
Cabinetry
A cabinet is a case or cupboard with shelves or drawers for storing or displaying items. Joinery and Cabinetry are woodworking.
Carpentry
Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Joinery and Carpentry are woodworking.
Cellulose
Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units.
Chinese furniture
The forms of Chinese furniture evolved along three distinct lineages which date back to 1000 BC: frame and panel, yoke and rack (based on post-and-rail seen in architecture) and bamboo construction techniques.
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Construction
Construction is a general term meaning the art and science of forming objects, systems, or organizations.
Dado (joinery)
A dado (US and Canada), housing (UK) or trench (Europe) is a slot or trench cut into the surface of a piece of machinable material, usually wood.
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Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot (5 October 171331 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert.
Display case
A display case (also called a showcase, display cabinet, shadow box, or vitrine) is a cabinet with one or often more transparent tempered glass (or plastic, normally acrylic for strength) surfaces, used to display objects for viewing.
Domestic roof construction
Domestic roof construction is the framing and roof covering which is found on most detached houses in cold and temperate climates.
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Domino joiner
The Domino is a loose mortise and tenon joining tool manufactured by the German company Festool.
Dovetail joint
A dovetail joint or simply dovetail is a joinery technique most commonly used in woodworking joinery (carpentry), including furniture, cabinets, log buildings, and traditional timber framing. Joinery and dovetail joint are woodworking.
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Dowel
A dowel is a cylindrical shape made of wood, plastic, or metal. Joinery and dowel are woodworking.
Engineered wood
Engineered wood, also called mass timber, composite wood, human-made wood, or manufactured board, includes a range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding or fixing the strands, particles, fibres, or veneers or boards of wood, together with adhesives, or other methods of fixation to form composite material.
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Epoxy
Epoxy is the family of basic components or cured end products of epoxy resins.
Fastener
A fastener (US English) or fastening (UK English) is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together.
Frame and panel
Frame and panel construction, also called rail and stile, is a woodworking technique often used in the making of doors, wainscoting, and other decorative features for cabinets, furniture, and homes. Joinery and Frame and panel are woodworking.
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Furniture
Furniture refers to objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (tables), storing items, working, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks).
Groove (joinery)
In joinery, a groove is a slot or trench cut into a member which runs parallel to the grain.
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House
A house is a single-unit residential building.
Joinery
Joinery is a part of woodworking that involves joining pieces of wood, engineered lumber, or synthetic substitutes (such as laminate), to produce more complex items. Joinery and Joinery are timber framing and woodworking.
Jointer
A jointer or in some configurations, a jointer-planer (also known in the UK and Australia as a planer or surface planer, and sometimes also as a buzzer or flat top) is a woodworking machine used to produce a flat surface along a board's length.
Lap joint
A lap joint or overlap joint is a joint in which the members overlap.
Lignin
Lignin is a class of complex organic polymers that form key structural materials in the support tissues of most plants.
List of boat builders
This is a list of boat builders, for which there is a Wikipedia article.
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Lumber
Lumber is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes (dimensional lumber), including beams and planks or boards. Joinery and lumber are woodworking.
Mission style furniture
Mission furniture is a style of furniture that originated in the late 19th century.
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Miter joint
A miter joint (mitre in British English) is a joint made by cutting each of two parts to be joined, across the main surface, usually at a 45° angle, to form a corner, usually to form a 90° angle, though it can comprise any angle greater than 0 degrees. Joinery and miter joint are woodworking.
Mortise and tenon
A mortise and tenon (occasionally mortice and tenon) joint connects two pieces of wood or other material. Joinery and mortise and tenon are timber framing.
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Nail (fastener)
In woodworking and construction, a nail is a small object made of metal (or wood, called a tree nail or "trunnel") which is used as a fastener, as a peg to hang something, or sometimes as a decoration. Joinery and nail (fastener) are woodworking.
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Pocket-hole joinery
Pocket-hole joinery, or pocket-screw joinery, involves drilling a hole at an angle — usually 15 degrees — into one work piece, and then joining it to a second work piece with a self-tapping screw.
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Quarter sawing
Quarter sawing or quartersawing is a woodworking process that produces quarter-sawn or quarter-cut boards in the rip cutting of logs into lumber. Joinery and quarter sawing are woodworking.
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Rafter
A rafter is one of a series of sloped structural members such as steel beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the wall plate, downslope perimeter or eave, and that are designed to support the roof shingles, roof deck, roof covering and its associated loads.
Rift sawing
Rift sawing is a woodworking process that aims to produce lumber that is less vulnerable to distortion than flat-sawn lumber. Joinery and Rift sawing are woodworking.
Scarf joint
A scarf joint, or scarph joint, is a method of joining two members end to end in woodworking or metalworking. Joinery and scarf joint are timber framing and woodworking.
Screw
A screw is an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force (torque) to the head. Joinery and screw are woodworking.
Shaker tilting chair
The Shaker tilting chair named for its ball bearing or ball and socket button mechanism assembled to the back two legs of a wooden chair allowed a person to lean back in the chair without slipping or scraping the floor.
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Shop fitting
Shop fitting (shopfitting) is the trade of fitting out retail and service shops and stores with equipment, fixtures and fittings.
Splice joint
A splice joint is a method of joining two members end to end in woodworking. Joinery and splice joint are woodworking.
Spline joint
A spline joint can be viewed as an extended biscuit.
Steam
Steam is a substance containing water in the gas phase, often mixed with air and/or an aerosol of liquid water droplets.
Stitch and glue
Stitch and glue is a simple boat building method which uses plywood panels temporarily stitched together, typically with wire or zip-ties, and glued together permanently with epoxy resin.
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Timber framing
Timber framing and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs. Joinery and timber framing are woodworking.
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Tissue (biology)
In biology, tissue is an assembly of similar cells and their extracellular matrix from the same embryonic origin that together carry out a specific function.
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Tongue and groove
Tongue and groove is a method of fitting similar objects together, edge to edge, used mainly with wood, in flooring, parquetry, panelling, and similar constructions. Joinery and Tongue and groove are woodworking.
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Tradesperson
A tradesperson or tradesman/woman is a skilled worker that specialises in a particular trade.
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, often simply the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC), was formed in 1881 by Peter J. McGuire and Gustav Luebkert.
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Vascular plant
Vascular plants, also called tracheophytes or collectively tracheophyta, form a large group of land plants (accepted known species) that have lignified tissues (the xylem) for conducting water and minerals throughout the plant.
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Water content
Water content or moisture content is the quantity of water contained in a material, such as soil (called soil moisture), rock, ceramics, crops, or wood. Joinery and water content are woodworking.
Wheelwright
A wheelwright is a craftsman who builds or repairs wooden wheels.
Wood
Wood is a structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. Joinery and wood are woodworking.
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Wood carving
Wood carving is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object. Joinery and wood carving are woodworking.
Wood grain
Wood grain is the longitudinal arrangement of wood fibers or the pattern resulting from such an arrangement. Joinery and wood grain are woodworking.
Woodturning
Woodturning is the craft of using a wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around the axis of rotation. Joinery and Woodturning are woodworking.
Woodworking
Woodworking is the skill of making items from wood, and includes cabinetry, furniture making, wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joinery
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