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ST is smarter - in wood working - like making furniture - what is the style called when you notch out one section to fit in the other section?

Posted by Inside Out Pippy (aka Epiphany) Jun 23 '15, 08:43

like one leg has an extender and it fits into the leg/piece of another that has been hollowed out.

does that make sense? its a tight fit and no screws/nails are used

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All I could think of was tenon and ... whatever a tenon goes into. -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 23, 08:51 2
- mortise -- nm - Roger More Jun 23, 08:52 1
  - I think that's the one Pippy is asking for. Tongue and groove is used more for things like flooring -- nm - Roger More Jun 23, 08:53
"8 types of wood joints" - is it one of these? -- (link) - Andie Jun 23, 08:46 1
- that article is pretty amazing *saving it* - appears to be dado or rabbit. thanks everyone -- nm - Inside Out Pippy Jun 23, 08:54
Dovetail joint? -- nm - Ender Jun 23, 08:45
Is there a pintle involved? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 08:44
tongue and groove. -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 08:44 2
- Yup. -- nm - Krusty Jun 23, 08:46
- This was my second favorite Parliament album -- nm - prayformojo Jun 23, 08:45
Kinky -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 08:43

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ST is smarter - in wood working - like making furniture - what is the style called when you notch out one section to fit in the other section?

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