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ByChrisBaylor
LearningandMasteringtheVariousMethodsforConnectingWood
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UpdatedFebruary14,2016.
Woodjoineryisoneofthemostbasicconceptsinwoodworking.Ifonedidn'thavethe
abilitytojointtwopiecesofwoodtogetherinasolidfashion,allwoodworkingpieceswould
besculptures,carvedoutofasinglepieceofwood.However,withthemanyvariedtypes
ofwoodjoinery,awoodworkerhasanumberofdifferentjointsinhisarsenalfromwhichto
choose,basedupontheproject.Ifyoumasterthesewoodjoineryconcepts,you'llbewell
onyourwaytobecomingaveryaccomplishedwoodworker.
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ButtJoint.(c)2009ChrisBaylor
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Thereisnomorebasicwoodjoinerythanthebuttjoint.
Abuttjointisnothingmorethanwhenonepieceof
woodbuttsintoanother(mostoftenatarightangle,or
squaretotheotherboard)andisfastenedusing
mechanicalfasteners.Thistypeofjointisoftenusedin
wallframingonconstructionsites.Learntipsforusinga
buttjoint,aswellaswhentochooseanotherwood
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MiteredButtJoint.(c)2009Chris
Amiteredbuttjointisnearlythesameasabasicbutt
joint,exceptthatthetwoboardsarejoinedatanangle
(insteadofsquaretooneanother).Theadvantageis
thatthemiteredbuttjointwillnotshowanyendgrain,
andassuchisabitmoreaestheticallypleasing.
However,themiteredbuttjointisn'tallthatstrong.Here,
youcanlearnhowtocreateacleanmiteredbuttjoint,
andwhentousethistypeofwoodjoinery.More
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Thehalflapjointiswherehalfofeachof
thetwoboardsbeingjoinedisremoved,
sothatthetwoboardsjointogetherflush
withoneanother.Thistypeofwood
joinerycanobviouslyweakenthestrength
ofthetwoadjoiningboards,butalsoisa
strongerjointthanbuttjoints.Therearea
numberofprojectswherethistypeof
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6. Biscuit Joint
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Anothermethodforjoiningboardsalongtheedges(like
thetongueandgroovejoint)istocutslotsanduse
beechwoodwafers(knownasbiscuits)toholdthe
boardsinplace.Thisisaveryusefulmodern
woodworkingjoint,particularlyforcreatingtabletops,
relyingonglueandtheswellingofthebeechwood
biscuittoholdtheboardsinplace.Learnhowtocut
consistentslotsandgetreliableresultsfrombiscuit
joinery.More
7. Pocket Joint
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ThePocketJointisatypeofwoodjoinerythatinvolves
cuttingaslotandpredrillingapilotholeatanangle
betweentwoboardsbeforeconnectingthetwowitha
screw.Thispredrillingneedstobeveryaccurate,soit
istypicallyaccomplishedbyuseofacommercialjig.
Pocketjointsworkgreatforcabinetfaceframesand
othersimilarapplicationswherealotofstrengthisnot
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Adadoisnothingmorethanasquaregroovedslotin
oneboardwhereanotherboardwillfit.Similartotongue
andgroovejoinery,thisisacommonlyusedwoodjoint
forconnectingplywood,suchasbuildingcabinetry.
Learnhowtoproperlycutadado,andwhentouseone.
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9. Rabbet
Anothercommonwoodjointusedincabinetryisthe
rabbet.Arabbetisessentiallyadadocutalongtheedge
ofaboard.Rabbetsareoftenusedatthebackof
cabinetsandothersimilarassembliesforattachingthe
backtothesidesofthebox,addingaconsiderable
amountofstrengthtotheassembly.Learnhowtocut
cleanrabbetsandwhentousethem.More
Rabbet.(c)2009ChrisBaylor
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