tenon
noun
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
tenoning
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present participleof tenon.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In Thicket, 1990, his intersections run free variations on the notching, lapping and tenoning of practical carpentry in order to generate a curved form with straight balks of pine.
From Time Magazine Archive
The carpenter's shop is likewise supplied with necessary machine tools, such as saws, planers, tenoning machine, whittlers, etc., the power being furnished by the machine shop.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 by Various
Make the doors, tenoning the rails into the stiles and grooving both to receive the mullioned framework of 3/16-in. stuff.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor
This will necessitate care in mortising and tenoning the side rails so as to get good fits for the shoulders The bevel square will be needed in laying out the shoulders of the tenons.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor
Next prepare the two wide and the four narrow crosspieces, tenoning them to fit the mortises already cut in the legs.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part I by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor
