Furniture Glossary: Joints

Joints

An interlocking wood joint in which a series of wedge-shaped projections fits into a series of alternating grooves. Lighter thinner wood could be used. This resulted in more flexible shapes and more elegant types of furniture. Associated with the following furniture styles: William and Mary Queen Anne Colonial Georgian Pennsylvania Dutch Chippendale Robert Adam Hepplewhite Federal Sheraton Duncan Phyfe Adaptation American Empire Shaker Victorian Arts and Craft Art Nouveau Scandinavian Contemporary

Visible joints that lock wood together. Associated with the following furniture styles: Shaker Arts and Craft

Wood joint in which a projecting tenon of one board is fitted into a mortise or hole of another board. Associated with the following furniture styles: Jacobean Early American Colonial Pennsylvania Dutch Arts and Craft Scandinavian Contemporary