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The 12 fundamental woodworking joints
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| Butt Joints |
Butt Joints
A butt joint is formed by simply “butting” the edge of one board
up to the side or edge of another board. They have limited strength, unless
they're reinforced with dowels, screws or biscuits.
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| Miter Joints |
Miter Joints
A miter is a butt joint that has been cut diagonally. Miters are not
particularly strong, but are used extensively for decorative purposes, such
as joining the corners of picture frames, decorative moldings, etc. An accessory
such as Shopsmith's
Miter-Pro can make easy work of cutting perfect 45-degree miter joints.
Another version of this is a Beveled Joint, where the long edges of two mating
boards are joined together with a 45-degree “miter-like” joint,
cut by ripping your mating boards with your Saw's table tilted to 45-degrees.
As with butt joints, miter joints can be reinforced with dowels or biscuits.
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Rabbet Joints |
Rabbet Joints
A rabbet is a wide kerf cut into the edge of a board. Rabbet joints are most
useful for joining wide boards together at right angles to form a box or furniture
frame. They're typically cut using a Dado
Blade on a table saw, but can also be formed with a router.
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| Dado Joints |
Dado Joints
A dado is an open-ended slot that runs across the grain of the wood. Dado
joints are commonly used for joining middle members, (such as shelves or rails)
to a frame. As with rabbet joints, they are usually created using a Dado Blade
or Router.
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| Groove Joints |
Groove Joints
A groove is similar to a dado, except running with the grain of the wood.
It's not as useful for joining frame members as it is for joining boards edge-to-edge
or edge-to-side. Grooves can be cut with a Dado
Blade, Router, Shaper or Molder.
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| Lap Joints |
Lap Joints
Lap joints are also often referred to a “bridle joints” and are
formed by lapping the end of one board over the width of another. They're
a quick, easy way to make light-duty door and cabinet frames. They're typically
formed with a Dado Blade set-up or Router.
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