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JOINTS IN WOODWORK

November 6, 2011 by Daren Willcock

HALVED or halving joints in their various forms are much used in joinery for connecting two parts of the same thickness. The cross halving gives the parts a firm grip on each other and prevents either moving. In marking out, the gauge is set to half the depth of the pieces,which are marked on both … Read more

Mortise Locks

November 6, 2011 by Daren Willcock

Fitting a mortise lock, is a more difficult matter. Lay the lock right way up, against one face of the door, with the knob spindle and key-. hole in the horizontal centre hue of the middle rail. Then mark the doors edge at points level with the top and bottom of the locks casing. Square … Read more