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
"cheeks" and the "shoulders" of the tenon are the parts abutting against the mortised piece. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
In the latter case the back strip may have a short barefaced blind tenon which is mortised into the upright, Fig. 278. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
Lay out the mortises in the legs, taking the measurements directly from the tenon which is to fit that mortise. From Wordnik.com. [Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part I] Reference
Carefully mark the mortises in the legs, taking measurements for each mortise from the tenon which is to go into it. From Wordnik.com. [Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3] Reference
Mark each mortise directly from the tenon which is to fit into it, taking care to have all the rails an equal distance from the floor. From Wordnik.com. [Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2] Reference
The sides of the tenon and of the mortise are called. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
Fig. 145 indicates faulty methods of working a tenon. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
The cheeks of the tenon may be cut on two or four sides. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
Then mark and gage the width of the tenon in the same way. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
It is used to keep a tenon tightly fixed as in wheel spokes. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
A tenon should not be so large as to weaken the mortised piece. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
On the working edge near the end mark the thickness of the tenon. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
The illustration shows a tenon as used in the interior of a frame. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
STUB OR STUMP tenon (Fig. 128; also occasionally called a joggle tenon). From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
The tenon should be strong enough to share the strain with the shoulders. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
Or the end of a tenon may be split to receive the wedges, No. 35, Fig. 266. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
In addition the tenon saw was generally backed in iron and the sash saw in brass. From Wordnik.com. [Woodworking Tools 1600-1900] Reference
The rule is that the tenon should be one-half the width of the rail, minus the groove. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
Hence the tenon is narrowed on the outside enough to insure strength in the mortised piece. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] 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 tenon is one hole in length, and the head of the standard one hole and a half in length. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Books on Architecture] Reference
This type of tenon is often used at the corner of a frame, and it then requires to be haunched. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
The tenon is not allowed to run through the stile, and unsightliness on the edge is thus avoided. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
Lay out and cut the tenon the width of the entire piece, minus, of course, the depth of the groove. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] 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
At A the saw has been allowed to run too far when cutting the shoulder, thus greatly weakening the tenon. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
Fig. 142 shows the application of the haunched tenon (Fig. 135) to the making of a skylight or garden frame. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
Fig. 131 shows the type of tenon and haunch used when the stile or upright rail is grooved to receive a panel. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
The short portion (A) which is left on the tenon is called the haunch, and the cavity it engages is termed the haunching. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
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