Mortise

In Carpentry, cavity made in a member of a frame to receive the projecting tenon which is to fit into it; made by hand by boring a series of holes of the right diameter IMG:content-1440.jpg:[graphic][merged small][merged small] Mortise and Tenon. and depth and cutting them into one rectangular hole by mallet and chisel, or by machine, by rotating or by reciprocating cutters; made for single or double tenons, according to the size of the members. In heavy work the tenon is pinned into IMG:content-1441.jpg:[blocks in formation]