Definitionn. a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
Last update: October 12, 2015
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] _Preparing the material_: The specimens are usually in the form of small, clear, straight-grained blocks with a projecting tenon or lip to be sheared off. [Please select]
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It is important that the upper surface of the tenon or lip be sawed exactly parallel to the base of the block. [Please select]
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Bridle joints have an advantage as regards appearance over the mortise and tenoned variety in cases such as Fig. [Please select]
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The board is sawn with a tenon or panel saw, and the piece of timber for the tongue is thus procured. [Please select]
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A temporary piece of wood (A) is put between the tenon cheek and the saw, thus forming a guide for the latter. [Please select]
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A tongue of this type acts as an extra tenon and prevents the joint from "lipping" (becoming uneven) on the face side. [Please select]
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The projection is called the tenon, and the cavity the mortise. [Please select]
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127 illustrates the joint in its simplest form and shows a tenon having only one shoulder. [Please select]
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--The illustration shows a tenon as used in the interior of a frame. [Please select]
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The Grand Trianon was built for Madame de Main tenon in 1685, and from this time on, for a full century, the Park of Versailles was the most famous royal residence in the world. [Please select]
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A tenon breaking out its mortise is a familiar example of shear along the grain, while the shoving off of the tenon itself would be shear across the grain. [Please select]
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