Some types of wood joinery are necessary for any woodworking ... as well as buildings and other large projects. Many joints ...

Wood joints are a traditional method of joining timber. There are a range of different joints that can be used for different situations that provide a variety of levels of strength and structure.

One common joinery method used in wood working is the mortise and tenon. A mortise is basically a hole in a piece of wood and the tenon is another piece of wood cut to tightly fit in that hole.

Other types of joints call for shaping or cutting the wood, which serves the double purposes of increasing the glue area and ...