mortise
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If not, then you may have to set the hinge plate deeper in its mortise.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2020
Woodwork with mortise and tenon joints, original and restored hardware and tile-faced fireplaces are found throughout the nearly 6,000 square feet of living space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2020
But Andrew Baren, the president of Katonah Architectural Hardware, recommended using a mortise latch, which is not only more resilient, but can be made with stronger springs to support heavier door levers.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2019
Thick hand-hewn oak beams connected with slotted and tabbed mortise and tenon joints provide the bones of the building, which has deliberately been left unfurnished to showcase its construction.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2015
Iron rod threaded through three rusted loops, old mortise lock with a rusty cam.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
The mortises are first dressed out to a uniform size and taper, using two templates to test them with, one of which is for the breadth and the other for the width of the mortise.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Tenons are enclosed in mortises in order that they may be better joined, and they are transfixed with wooden pins.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
I—Timber joined in the mortises of the posts.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Lay out and cut the mortises on the end pieces for the tenons of the shelf, also the tenons on the top ends and the diamond shaped openings.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)
If the wood shrinks, or the tenons do not fit the mortises all through, or the glue is deficient, these various portions speedily come to pieces.
From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by Arnoux, L.
There was the strange commercial released by his loyal sponsor Nike, in which a rigor mortised Mr. Woods received counsel from the disembodied voice of his late father, Earl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2010
Smoothly mortised and joined by Director Ted Tetzlaff and Producer Frederic Ullman Jr., The Window emerges as a fast little thriller full of grade A qualities.
From Time Magazine Archive
The two sills are joined together by four stout yellow pine corner posts, which in turn are mortised into both sills.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
Each of these sills is mortised into each of three cross-beams, of which one is at the right side of the shaft, the second at the left, and the third in the middle.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Above the roof of the chamber there are mortised into the upright axle the ends of two beams which rise obliquely; the upper ends of these beams support double cross-beams, likewise mortised to the axle.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
The thinness of the plates renders any mortising in the shelf unnecessary, and the small intervals between the perforations in the strips enables the whole space occupied by the shelves to be used most economically.
From The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books by Humphreys, Arthur Lee
This will necessitate care in mortising and tenoning the side rails so as to get good fits for the shoulders The bevel square will be needed in laying out the shoulders of the tenons.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)
The canvas is now tacked on the end pieces and the pieces given one turn before placing the mortising together.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
Had they owned an auger or a mortising chisel, or even a good gimlet, the thing would have been easy enough.
From The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" by Reid, Mayne
The doors are now made by mortising the top and bottom pieces to take the 3/8-in. panel which is glued in place.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)
