Joinery terms

Joinery terms

Below are some terms used in joinery.

Parts of joints

When material is removed to create a joint, the resulting surfaces have the following names:

* Cheek - the flat surface parallel to the face of the joint member which exposes long grain.
* Shoulder - the surface perpendicular to the face or edge of the joint member which exposes end grain.


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