This component of force along the rafter must be carried by atenonwith a comparatively small bearing area.
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In the conventional joint at this point the foot of the principal is fixed by a centraltenonand wooden pegs.
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The forces at the joints and hence the bearing and shear stresses on the tenons can be calculated with relative ease, as can the bending stresses in the beams.
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Generally the size of the mortise andtenonis related to the thickness of the timbers.
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The walls are structured with vertical and diagonal hand-hewn timbers also set with pegged mortise andtenonjoinery at the sills and plates.
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The hand saw is a bit like atenonsaw, but with one flat, sharp edge.
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Thetenonis formed on the jamb and the mortise to receive thetenonis formed on the curved member.
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There are no mortise andtenonfastenings, and no sewing.
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It features mortise andtenonjointing, also known as corner-post construction, for the log structure.
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A xedtenonwas made by shaping the end of one timber to t into a mortise (hole) that is cut into a second timber.
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It was built during the spring and summer of 1839 with a hand hewn timber frame of mortise andtenonconstruction.
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It utilizes mortise andtenonjoints that are connected with wooden pegs.
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From material recovered he added the knowledge that mortise andtenonjoints had been used in their construction.
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The buildings include the farmhouse, a timber-framed mortise andtenonbarn with an attached milk house, and a two-story saltbox style granary.
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The blocks were held together by mortise andtenonjoints in some cases, while in others they used dovetails and gravity.
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