The Mortise & Tenon Joint is a very strong joint which is widely used in furniture making. The joint is made by cutting out a hole, Known as the Mortise, from one piece into which a tenon, cut from the other piece, fits perfectly in place. Thickness of a Tenon should be 1/3 the thickness of the piece.
Is alt an láidir é an t-Alt Moirtís agus Tionúr a úsáidtear go forleathan i ndéanamh troscáin. Déantar é tré pholl a ghearradh amach, an Moirtís, ó phíosa amháin ina gcuirtear Tionúr, a ghearrtar ón phíosa eile, isteach ina áit. Ba cheart go mbeadh tiús an Tionúir 1/3 de thiús an phíosa iomlán.
Advantages / Buntáistí
Very strong Joint / An-láidir
Large glue surface area / A lán ábhar chun gliúáil
Hard to take apart / Deacair an adhmad a scarúint óna chéile
Disadvantages / Mí-Buntáistí
Difficult to make / Deacair a dhéanamh
Time consuming / Am-íditheach
Uses/Purpose / Úsáidí
Furniture i.e Tables & chairs / Troscán i.e. Cathaoireacha agus táblaí