The mortise is the rectangular hole cut to receive the tenon and is made slightly deeper than the tenon is long. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
The tenon here is narrow and engages the mortise, which is situated in the compressional fibres immediately adjoining the neutral layer. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
The cheeks of the mortise are correspondingly sunk. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
The sides of the tenon and of the mortise are called. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
The sides of the mortise may be slightly dovetailed. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
A mortise 3/8 in. square by 6 ins. in depth may thus be cut. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
The projection is called the tenon, and the cavity the mortise. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
For this purpose a mortise-chisel, Fig. 68, p. 54, is desirable. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
A typical form of mallet chiseling is the digging of a mortise, Fig. 76. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
The joints are either pinned or wedged mortise-and-tenon, or draw-bolt joints. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
This leaves the timber at each side of the mortise the same strength as the tenon. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
The dotted line (left-hand diagram) will indicate the amount of taper given to the mortise. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
The haunch gives the tenon great lateral strength and saves cutting so large a mortise hole. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
The mortise should not come too near the end, or the portion of wood outside it will shear out. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
This has superseded the old-fashioned home-made float used to clean out the sides of a mortise. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
The width of the mortise is equal to the width of the groove, its length to the width of the tenon. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
Fasten the lock in place, and if there is a strike or face-plate, mark its place and mortise it in. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
The mortise is slightly dovetailed and two saw cuts are made in the tenon about 3/16 in. from each side. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
Saw with a dovetail-saw on the mortise sides of these lines, chisel out the mortises and fit the parts together. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
The mortise should be as near the outside of the leg as possible so that the inner corner of the leg may remain strong. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
It is used where the rail is thinner than the stile and it is desirable to keep the mortise near the middle of the stile. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
The second difficulty involves the making of inclined mortise-and-tenon joints, A, where the side rails fit into the legs. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
The wood framing in this case is only 1-3/8 in. in width, and if a mortise were used it would have to be exceptionally small. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
The proper form of the tenon is one with a wide shoulder above it so that the top of the leg above the mortise will not shear out. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
The cramping operation forces the wedges into the saw cuts, thus causing the end of the tenon to spread and tightly grip the mortise. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
The shelves may be either gained into the supports, Fig. 266, No. 28 or No. 29, p. 179, or a keyed mortise-and-tenon may be used, Fig. 277. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
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