Wood Joinery Common Wood Joints
Butt Joint A simple joint commonly used for boxes. A butt joint can be strengthened by fasteners such as: dowels, nails, screws etc...
Rabbet Joints With the grain: commonly used for backing on furniture, such as a bookcase. (with grain) Cross the grain: commonly used for box construction and drawer construction. Tools and machines used: router, Stacked dado, hand saw, rabbet plane. (cross grain)
Miter Joint A miter joint is any joint that is not a 90º joint concealing the end grain. Commonly used for picture frames, molding and small boxes. Can be reinforced with fasteners and/or splines.
Spline Joints Spline joints can have many applications: miter, butt, edge to edge, face to end grain, etc. In modern woodworking the most common spline joint used is the plate joiner(biscuit joiner).
Dado Joints Dado joints are commonly used in fixed shelving. Variations include: through, blind, and dovetail. A strong and commonly used joint.
Through Dovetail Joint Common Uses: Decorative furniture Boxes Machines and Tools: Router with jig Dovetail Saw Chisels
Blind Dovetail Joint Common Uses: Drawers Boxes Tools or Machines: Router Chisel
Dado Dovetail Joint Common Uses: Attaching drawer sides to drawer front. Tools or Machines: Router.
Scarf Joint The Scarf joint is used to join wood end to end linear. By cutting the wood at an angle the joint is less noticeable than a simple butt joint. The joint is often used by finish carpenters when installing molding.
Box Joint Common Uses: Decorative Boxes Drawers Tools and Machines: Table Saw with stacked dado Router Hand Saw
Mortise and Tenon Joint Common Uses: To connect rails to aprons Table and Chair Legs Aesthetic Tools and Machines: Router Chisels Table Saw Specialized Equipment
QUIZ This joint is adequately used in a fixed shelf in a cabinet is a _____________. (A) Rabbet Joint (B) Miter Joint (C) Lap Joint (D) Dado or Blind Dado Joint
Face frame members are assembled by using all of the following joints except the: (A) Mortise and Tenon Joint (B) Pocket Joint (C) Dowel Joint (D) Lock Miter
This joint is used on the corners of drawers in the highest quality of furniture: (A) Rabbet Joint (B) Dowel Joint (C) Dado Joint (D) Dovetail Joint
This joint is used to insert a ¼” panel in the back of a cabinet. (A) Dowel Joint (B) Rabbet Joint (C) Miter Joint (D) Dovetail Joint
This is used to strengthen a miter joint: (A) Spline Joint (B) Dado Joint (C) Rabbet Joint (D) Plough (Groove) Joint
Identify This Joint NO – not that kind of joint. Drugs are bad . . . M’kay? These joints . . . .
Butt Joint (B) Rabbet Joint (C) Dado Joint (D) Box Joint
Butt Joint (B) Box Joint (C) Dado Joint (D) Miter Joint
Butt Joint (B) Rabbet Joint (C) Dado Joint (D) Miter Joint
Butt Joint (B) Rabbet Joint (C) Dado Joint (D) Miter Joint
Butt Joint (B) Rabbet Joint (C) Dado Joint (D) Miter Joint