GROUP MEMBERS: Aaron Pook, Liam Wall, Michael Grzic, Ben Prendergast.
JOINT TO RESEARCH: CROSS HALVING
DESCRIPTION AND/OR PICTURES EXPLAINING JOINT:
ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES: Advantages: they are easy, and quick to make. They are reasonably strong, easy to cut with handtools and large gluing area
Disadvantage: they are not as strong or as durable as mortise and tennon or dovetailed joints.
WHEN AND WHERE WOULD THIS TYPE OF JOINT BE USED?
This joint can be used when you are joining two pieces of wood together that cross over each other. it is one of the most simplest joints to mark out and cut. The cross halving joint is usually meets the two pieces of wood at a right angle. The joint is usually glued together and can also be combined with nails or screws to increase the strength.
WHAT DO I NEED TO CONSTRUCT THIS TYPE OF JOINT?
To make a cross halving joint you would need two piece of wood, a pencil, a saw and a chisel.
JOINT TO RESEARCH: CROSS HALVING
DESCRIPTION AND/OR PICTURES EXPLAINING JOINT:
ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES:
Advantages: they are easy, and quick to make. They are reasonably strong, easy to cut with handtools and large gluing area
Disadvantage: they are not as strong or as durable as mortise and tennon or dovetailed joints.
WHEN AND WHERE WOULD THIS TYPE OF JOINT BE USED?
This joint can be used when you are joining two pieces of wood together that cross over each other. it is one of the most simplest joints to mark out and cut. The cross halving joint is usually meets the two pieces of wood at a right angle. The joint is usually glued together and can also be combined with nails or screws to increase the strength.
WHAT DO I NEED TO CONSTRUCT THIS TYPE OF JOINT?
To make a cross halving joint you would need two piece of wood, a pencil, a saw and a chisel.
REFERENCES:
http://www.materialstechnologywood.com/practice-joints-halving-joints.php
http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080330033704AAvZpQA
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/FAQ/2334
http://www.technologystudent.com/joints/crsh1.htm
http://www.technologystudent.com/joints/joints1.htm
http://www.diyinfo.org/wiki/What_Are_Angle_Or_Cross_Timber_Joints