Common Woodworking

Joints

Beginning Woodworking
Joints
 Butt Joints

Edge Butt Joint

-Used to make boards wider End Butt Joint
-Strong -Not very strong,
-Must be reinforced
 Dowel Joint

-Very Strong
-Used to make butt joints
stronger
 Biscuit Joint

-Used to strengthen end butt joints

or edge joints.
-Not as strong as dowel joints.
- A type of a spline joint.
 Mortise & Tenon Joint

-Very Strong
-Used on leg and
rail construction
 Rabbet Joint
-Characteristic:Always on the end or edge of a board.
Goes with or across the grain.
-Used to insert a back panel into the back of a cabine
-Cut ¼” deep.
-Cut as wide as the board going into it.
Dado Joint
- Characteristic: Across the Grain and in the midd
a board.
-Cut ¼” deep, As wide as the board going into it.
-Used to hold a fixed shelf
 Groove (Plough) Joint

- Characteristic: Goes
with the Grain.
-In the middle of a Board.
-Cut ¼” deep and as wide as the board
going it.
-Used for drawer bottoms.
 Miter Joint

Plain Miter
Flat Miter

-Main purpose is to cover end grain.

-Can be reinforced.
-Used on the corners of picture frames.
Advanced Furniture
Woodworking Joints
Tongue & Groove

-Used on hardwood Flooring

 Spline Joint

-Separate piece of Wood glued inside.

-Used to strengthen a miter or edge
joint.
 Blind (Stopped) Dado

-Does not go clear through.

-Stops about ¾”-1” short.
-Used so you don’t see the joint.
 Dovetail

-Used in the best Drawer Construction.

 Pocket Screw Joint

-Used in place of a dowel Joint or Mortise

and Tennon
-Used on a face frame.
Lap Joint