Uruguayan Timber
Traditional Woodworking Joints
This project is looking at implementing timber from Uruguayan sources, into housing, with specific interest in joints between pieces. We have looked briefly at existing methods of jointing in timber and at modern methods in timber construction and will look to research and understand their potential further on in the project.​
Traditional methods of joining wood:
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- Butt joint
- Lap/scarf joint – used in log construction, improved by cogging
- ​Finger joint
- Dovetail joint – used as tension proof joints inside a building
- Groove / tongue and groove
- Mortise and Tenon – used to connect structural beams and columns
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Joints are often improved through dowelling, dominos and biscuits. This gives the connection a moment support through a chosen rotation and can lead to much stronger junctions. However, the quality of the wood work is extremely important in the strength of joints as tight connections.
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