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mortise joint
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mor·tise joint (môrts)
n.

mortise joint
[môr′tis]
Etymology: ME, mortays, fixed in, jungere, to join
the articulatio talocruralis joint of the ankle.


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The system combines the took of traditional cope and stick doors with the strength and longevity of true mortise-and-tenon joints.
Because the parts exceeded the work envelope of the SLA, Jacobs recommended joining two smaller parts into a larger prototype, using something like a woodworker's mortise-and-tenon joint.
The system, developed in cooperation with master woodworker Lonnie Bird, combines the look of traditional cope and stick doors with the strength and longevity of true mortise-and-tenon joints.
 
 
 
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