This page is just a little recap on previously learnt knowledge. The aspects of joinery are vast important. Some joints are used for aesthetics or some design reason, others used for pure strength of a project and some are used simply where no other joint design will suit the purpose of what is needed, this is what woodworkers refer to as a specialty joint.
Framing Joints
Some joinery techniques are referred to as framing joints. These joints are those used consistently and in bulk for the major parts of a design product. We are talking about every joint that you have ever used to keep a product standing, from falling over and those that hold it all together.
Just a few framing joints would include:
Just a few framing joints would include:
- Mortice and Tenon
- Dowel
- Stopped housing
- Through Housing
- Bridle
- Mitre
- Cross halving
- Lap
Widening Joints
Another type of Joinery Technique is Widening Joints. These joints are used specifically to create surfaces that are too wide to use one board of timber. When creating a widening joint, strength is very important to stop breakdown of the joint, especially because widening joints are usually used as sides, tops and bases, and mistakes can be easily seen and can cause major design problems if done poorly.
The Major 3 Widening joints include:
- Biscuit joints
- Tongue and Groove joints
- Dowel Joints
Timber Box Joints
Timber box joints are a specialty joint used distinctly for one purpose. That purpose is to create strong aesthetic joints in the corners of boxes to keep them together. These joints are specifically used to create drawers, chests, jewellery boxes and a few other objects.
Although not limited to these two joints. Box joints usually refer to one of these two:
Although not limited to these two joints. Box joints usually refer to one of these two:
- Finger joints
- Dovetail joints
Can you name each of the above joints?