One common joinery method used in wood working is the mortise and tenon. A mortise is basically a hole in a piece of wood and the tenon is another piece of wood cut to tightly fit in that hole.

Chisels are cutting tools with a characteristically sharpened metal edge at one end designed to cut or shape metal, wood, and stone. A handle on the opposite end of the blade enables a firm grasp with ...

But new tools bring new challenges and new opportunities ... It’s a variation on a wedged mortise and tenon joint, which strengthens the standard version of the joint by using a wedge to expand ...