a carpentry joint formed by inserting a tab or tenon into a closely fitting slot or mortise. Dovetailing is one variation
A joint in which one piece has a square or rectangular projection (tenon) that fits snugly into a similarly shaped hole (mortise) in the second piece.
One of the oldest woodworking joints, the mortise and tenon joint is used primarily to connect two pieces of wood whose grains run at right angles. The mortise and tenon joint has two parts. The tenon is a shaft of wood cut smaller than the cross section of the that goes into the socket, or mortise in the second piece of wood.
Any joint in which a projection on one end of a timber is inserted into a groove or slot in another timber. Overall Length: Total length of timber including length of tenons on either end.