If there is much gauging for the same size mortise and tenon to be done, and if a mortise gauge is not handy, a simple improvised gauge for the purpose can easily be made with two pieces of wood and four or five steel sprigs…
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Mortise
//ˈmɔː(ɹ).tɪs//
Synonyms for "mortise" (86 found)
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Related words (43)
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10 entriesTranslations
29 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- жлеб noun (a hole for a tenon)
Catalan
1 entries- caixa noun (a hole for a tenon)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 榫眼 noun (a hole for a tenon)
Czech
1 entries- dlab noun (a hole for a tenon)
Finnish
3 entries- kolo noun (a hole for a tenon)
- lovi noun (a hole for a tenon)
- reikä noun (a hole for a tenon)
French
1 entries- mortaise noun (a hole for a tenon)
Galician
2 entries- caixa noun (a hole for a tenon)
- fura noun (a hole for a tenon)
German
2 entries- Einsteckschloss noun (a hole for a tenon)
- Zapfenloch noun (a hole for a tenon)
Hebrew
2 entries- גֶּרֶז noun (a hole for a tenon)
- שֶׁקַע noun (a hole for a tenon)
Ido
1 entries- mortezo noun (a hole for a tenon)
Italian
1 entries- mortasa noun (a hole for a tenon)
Japanese
2 entries- ほぞ穴 noun (a hole for a tenon)
- 枘穴 noun (a hole for a tenon)
Polish
2 entries- gniazdo czopa noun (a hole for a tenon)
- wpust noun (a hole for a tenon)
Russian
4 entries- вы́емка noun (a hole for a tenon)
- вы́рез noun (a hole for a tenon)
- гнездо́ noun (a hole for a tenon)
- па́з noun (a hole for a tenon)
Spanish
2 entries- caja noun (a hole for a tenon)
- mortaja noun (a hole for a tenon)
Tagalog
2 entries- aab noun (a hole for a tenon)
- bakam noun (a hole for a tenon)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
A keyed mortise-and-tenon joint is constructed the same as a doweled mortise and tenon joint except that the tenon projects far enough through the mortise to admit the insertion of a tapering key which draws the mortised piece firmly against the shoulder of the tenon.
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A keyed mortise-and-tenon joint is constructed the same as a doweled mortise and tenon joint except that the tenon projects far enough through the mortise to admit the insertion of a tapering key which draws the mortised piece firmly against the shoulder of the tenon.
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Sculptures from Mohenjodaro and Tell Asmar in 2400 B.C. show wheels consisting of three pieces of wood mortised together, and bound with leather tyres which were attached with copper nails. These wheels turned in one piece with the axle, which was secured to the body of the sledge with leather thongs.
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