0 a rectangular hole in a piece of wood, stone, etc. into which another piece is fixed, so that they form a joint --
It was built during the spring and summer of 1839 with a hand hewn timber frame of mortise and tenon construction.
Rather than having its spokes mortised into a wooden nave (hub), it has them fitted together (mitred) then bolted into a metal nave.
Early planes were made from wood with a rectangular slot or mortise cut across the center of the body.
A xed tenon was made by shaping the end of one timber to t into a mortise (hole) that is cut into a second timber.
It features mortise and tenon jointing, also known as corner-post construction, for the log structure.
It consists of a movable block with one or more dog holes in it, the movable block rides in a large mortise in the workbench.
There are no mortise and tenon fastenings, and no sewing.
Pieces were assembled using mortise-and-tenon joinery, held together with lashings, pegs, metal nails, and glue.
