mortising
- present participle of mortise.
Example Sentences
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"The practices in the art of carpentry are called planeing, sawing, mortising, scribing, moulding, &c."
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
The firmer-chisel is a general utility tool, being suited for hand pressure or mallet pounding, for paring or for light mortising.
From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William
To overcome this difficulty the latest types of mortising machines have a square hole-boring attachment fixed alongside the chain.
From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by Fairham, William
The thinness of the plates renders any mortising in the shelf unnecessary, and the small intervals between the perforations in the strips enables the whole space occupied by the shelves to be used most economically.
From The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books by Humphreys, Arthur Lee
The doors are now made by mortising the top and bottom pieces to take the 3/8-in. panel which is glued in place.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)
