Cool an’ glue an’ yummies

Aug 29, 2007

Respect, yo.

A recent discovery: mortise and tenon joints are so called because they hold until death.

Comments

on 2007-08-30 6:00:03.0, The Modesto Kid commented:

Only if they are built rigorously. Sloppy mortises are not particularly sound joints.

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and, further, on 2007-08-30 6:00:56.0, The Modesto Kid commented:

Dovetails, now there's a joint...

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and, further, on 2007-08-30 7:51:15.0, The Modesto Kid commented:

(Little known carpentry fact: the dovetail joint was introduced to American furniture-making by immigrant Italian carpenters; the name "dovetail" is a corruption of the phrase dove tale?, "where [is] such [a thing]?" -- this was the customary interjection of legendary joiner Luigi Serafini, who was notorious for misplacing his chisels.)

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and, further, on 2007-09-01 10:56:48.0, ben wolfson commented:

I didn't actually think that about mortise and tenon joints, TMK. It's a joke.

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and, further, on 2007-09-01 14:53:32.0, The Modesto Kid commented:

"rigorously"

or did you notice that?

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and, further, on 2007-09-01 15:10:38.0, ben wolfson commented:

Shiiiiit. Hoist on my own petard.

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and, further, on 2007-09-01 15:45:12.0, The Modesto Kid commented:

Yeah -- also dovetails are not Italian nor named in the manner I said. Check out the Serafini link.

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