joinery

noun

join·ery ˈjȯi-nə-rē

ˈjȯin-rē

: work done by a joiner

: the art or trade of a joiner

Examples of joinery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The beams were assembled using mortise and tenon joinery, in which a protruding tenon slots into a mortise hole and is held fast with an oak peg. —

Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024 After Western contact, the architecture evolved to incorporate joinery, with techniques that came out of shipbuilding, Faulkner says, and skilled carpenters from Japan popularized pocket doors and single-wall construction. —

Kristina Linnea Garcia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024 The teak across the main deck was richly grained, with snug joinery. —

Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024 Others have towering vaulted ceilings or original Murano chandeliers offset by mango wood joinery. —

Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for joinery

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