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Carpentry and Joinery glossary A-Z

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Explanation of terminology used in Joinery and Carpentry

We’ve put together a glossary of commonly used Carpentry & Joinery terms. Some of the terms have a couple of different meanings and some you will be familiar with and some maybe not so. Due to the sheer amount of Carpentry and Joinery terms, we will spread it over a couple of posts so we can include as many as possible.We begin with A-B

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Woodworking joints – Angle joints part 2

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

The Mortice and tenon joint

Mortice and tenon joint

In its varied forms, this joint is used perhaps more extensively than any other. The picture of the mortice and tenon joint (Fig A) shows the names of the different parts of the joint.

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Treating your wooden gates

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Like all exterior joinery, our wooden gates and garage doors need protecting from the extremes of the British climate, if they are to last for many years. There are many types of treatments available from paints to stains and oils.

If you decide to oil your wooden gates or doors then be aware that you could end up having to regularly apply additional coats of oil every 2-3 months to keep the timber in tip-top condition.

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