WOOD

MATERIALS
TECHNOLOGY
Submitted to :Mrs Vidhi Mishra

Submitted by :- Kashish Kapoor

Roll No. ASU2014010100091
B.Design Interior 3rd Sem

Types of
Joints

Wood
Advantage
Long lasting
s Decorative

Give strength
l

joints

Disadvantage
Require skill difficult to make
s
Special tools needed
Time-consuming

Butt joints
Need nails or
screws
Rebate will give
strength
Greater glue
area

Simple joints

Butt joints joining

boards
Simple
edge joints used for making wide boards

Can be strengthened using biscuit joints or tongues

Boards arranged with alternating end grain to
prevent warping

Edge

joints
Simple joints

Join narrow boards

together to make wider
boards
Loose
Strengthened
with
tongues
Biscuit
joint
Tongue &
groove

Halving

joints

The two halves of the

joint
up the full
make
thickness
Uses

Frames
Rails

Housin joints
g

Uses

Shelved units
Dividers for
boxes

Bridlejoints

Uses

Frames

Doors
Making
tables
Making
chairs

More bridle joints

Uses

Frames

Doors
Making
tables
Making
chairs

Finger

joint
Large glue

area
finger
Common
joint
s

Uses
Odd
number
Joiningof
corners of
frames and
boxes
Cabinet
constructi
on

Mortise and

tenon
Widely used

Large glue area

gives

A
number
strength

differen

of

types
Uses

Frames

Doors

Tables chair
&
s

joints

Mortise and

tenon

Barefaced mortise
and
tenon joint

Barefaced tenon
has
only one
shoulder

joints

Mortise and tenon joints

Stopped
teno join
mortise
n
t

Wedged mortise
and

an
d

Mortise and

tenon

Twin mortise
and

Greater glue
tenon joint
area

and a stronger
joint

Used when a
wide tenon
could become
loose with
shrinkage

joints

Mortise and tenon

Haunched
joints
mortise
and tenon joint

Dovetai joints

Strong joint

Attractive

Dovetail tightens
when

a pulling force is
Use
applied

Slope of the dovetail

Softwood
1:
6

Hardwood
1:
8

Drawers

Slope of dovetail
joints

Slope of the dovetail

Softwood
1:
6

Hardwood
1:
8

Dovetail

Single through

joints

dovetail
joint

Uses
Corners of boxes
Where rails meet
legs

Tee dovetail
halving
joint

Dovetail

Throug doveta join

joints
h
il
t

Box carcases
Uses

Drawer
carcases

Lapped dovetail

joint

Where strength is
Used
needed,

but the front end grain

of
the tails has to be
hidden

Drawer fronts

Screw

Screws are used to hold

a
joint together

First, a pilot hole is

drilled
and then countersunk

Screws and

Screw is hidden with

plugs
a
round wooden plug

Joint

Allow pieces to
block

taken

Not
be verystron or apart
g

Knock-down
ftting

attractiv
e

Wooden blocks can

also

Mitre joint

A simple form of joint that can be strengthened with

loose
tongues, biscuits or dowels

Dowel

joint

Used in place of

mortise and tenon

Dowel is a
wooden
cylinder

A dowelling jig is
used

Example

Describe a suitable method of joining the rail R to the

leg L
on the table pictured in the diagram.

Example

Example

In the unit shown, describe

a

Side A to the
S

suitable
method of joining:
shelf

Base B to side
A

a housing joint

A
B

Shelf S to side usin

Base B to side A
with

Namethe part shown

Haunc
h