joinery
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Properties of wood
- Strength
- Dimensional stability
- Materials used for joining
- Reinforcing joints
- Types of wood joints
- Traditional
- Modern
- Joinery terms
- Joinery as a profession
- History of joinery
- Woodworking professions
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
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Joinery is a part of woodworking that involves joining pieces of wood, engineered lumber, or synthetic substitutes (such as laminate), to produce more complex items. Some woodworking joints employ mechanical fasteners, bindings, or adhesives, while others use only wood elements (such as dowels or plain mortise and tenon fittings).