Tongue and Groove

Construction Terms

Definition

Joint where one board has a protruding tongue that fits into a groove in another board.

Additional material added to increase the thickness or dimension of cabinet comp...

The simplest wood joint where two pieces are joined end-to-end or edge-to-edge.

Cylindrical wooden pins used to align and reinforce wood joints.

A joint where one piece of wood overlaps another completely.

The width of material removed by a saw blade during cutting.

Wood joint where two pieces overlap, with material removed from each piece.