Joinery Notes

Here are the wood joints that you need to know for Monday's quiz:

To figure out the advantages and disadvantages of each, consider the following:

• End grain will absorb glue.  Any joint to end grain will be weak.
• The strongest joints are face to face or edge to edge.
• The more surface area making contact between two pieces, the stronger the joint.

Butt Joint:


Rabbet Joint (Sometimes called a lap joint):


Here are some variations of the rabbet joint:
  

Finger Joints (3 fingers, 8 fingers, 7 fingers)



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