What is Woodworking joints?
'''Joinery''' often refers to the part of [[woodworking]] that involves the joining together of parts of wood. Traditional wood joinery techniques use the distinctive material properties of [[wood]], often without mechanical fasteners. There are different types of joinery for different structures, for example the joinery used to build a [[house]] is different from that used to make [[puzzle]] toys, although elements overlap. Wood is strong when stressed along the [[Wood grain|grain]] (longitudinally), but weak across it (radially and tangentially). It expands and contracts in response to [[humidity]]. This change is very small longitudinally. It is considerable, but unequal, in the radial and tangential directions. ==Images of different types of joints== <gallery> Image:Boxjoint.png|[[Finger joint|Finger joint or box combing]] Image:Mitre-joint.png|[[Mitre joint|Mitre (Miter) joint]] Image:Mortise and tenon joint.svg|[[Mortise and tenon|Mortise and tenon joint]] Image:Woodworking-joint-butt-dowel.gif|[[Dowel joint]] Image:Joinery-throughdovetail.gif|[[Dovetail joint]] </gallery> ==Styles of joinery== Two of the most common traditions of joinery are Japanese and [[Europe]]an. The Japanese in particular developed hundreds of types of joints and their furniture was often held together without [[adhesive|glue]] or [[nail (engineering)|nails]]. ==Related pages== *[[Woodworking]] ==References== * Bernard Jones (Ed.) (1980). ''The Complete Woodworker''. {{ISBN|0-89815-022-1}} * Peter Korn (1993). ''Working with Wood''. {{ISBN|1-56158-041-4}} * Sam Allen (1990). ''Wood Joiner's Handbook''. Sterling Publishing. {{ISBN|0-8069-6999-7}} * Wolfram Graubner (1992). ''Encyclopedia of Wood Joints''. Taunton Press. {{ISBN|1-56158-004-X}} {{stub}} [[Category:Woodworking]]