How to Use mortise in a Sentence
mortise
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Barnes attaches the slabs to the ends with a fastener-free mortise and tenon.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 24 Apr. 2021
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For example, the notch for a hinge (called a hinge mortise) may have been cut a little too deeply.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2018
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Tape around the mortise and tenons, and fill the voids with a sanded grout mixture, adding pigment to match the bench color if desired [10].
—David Agrell and Eric Weil, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2020
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Drill a relief hole in a corner, then cut out the mortise using a jigsaw [3].
—Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2021
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The IglooHome smart mortise lock combines those with a keypad and lever, and comes with hotel-like access fobs for those who don’t want to use the app.
—Joshua Fruhlinger, WSJ, 11 July 2018
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Cut a shallow sloping notch around the perimeter, then finish the hinge mortise by paring as shown [5].
—Thomas Klenck, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2021
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Its builders used mortise-and-tenon joints and constructed the vessel partly out of reused wood, suggesting that it was made in Egypt.
—Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2021
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Finish each mortise in three or four light passes to avoid burning the bit or overloading the motor.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2020
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The thick perimeter pieces and crosspieces were joined with interlocking mortise and tenon joints.
—Washington Post, 17 June 2019
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Instead, posts and beams were fitted together with mortise and tenon joints.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2020
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The structure was built using mortise and tenon, with pegs for extra strength-- a technique lost in the following century.
—Adele Foster, NOLA.com, 16 July 2017
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Kreg Pocket Screw Jig There will be plenty of time later to learn how to cut complex woodworking joints like mortise and tenons and dovetails.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 15 Oct. 2019
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Here the standard types of joint, such as mortise and tenon, tongue and groove, and dovetail, are developed with ingenious intricacy.
—Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2021
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Design detailing includes mortise-and-tenon joinery, handmade hardware and simple curved arches that soften the severely straight, parallel-sided appearance.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2020
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Barnes attaches the slabs to the ends with a fastener-free mortise and tenon.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 24 Apr. 2021
-
For example, the notch for a hinge (called a hinge mortise) may have been cut a little too deeply.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2018
-
Tape around the mortise and tenons, and fill the voids with a sanded grout mixture, adding pigment to match the bench color if desired [10].
—David Agrell and Eric Weil, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2020
-
Drill a relief hole in a corner, then cut out the mortise using a jigsaw [3].
—Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2021
-
The IglooHome smart mortise lock combines those with a keypad and lever, and comes with hotel-like access fobs for those who don’t want to use the app.
—Joshua Fruhlinger, WSJ, 11 July 2018
-
Cut a shallow sloping notch around the perimeter, then finish the hinge mortise by paring as shown [5].
—Thomas Klenck, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2021
-
Its builders used mortise-and-tenon joints and constructed the vessel partly out of reused wood, suggesting that it was made in Egypt.
—Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2021
-
Finish each mortise in three or four light passes to avoid burning the bit or overloading the motor.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2020
-
The thick perimeter pieces and crosspieces were joined with interlocking mortise and tenon joints.
—Washington Post, 17 June 2019
-
Instead, posts and beams were fitted together with mortise and tenon joints.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2020
-
The structure was built using mortise and tenon, with pegs for extra strength-- a technique lost in the following century.
—Adele Foster, NOLA.com, 16 July 2017
-
Kreg Pocket Screw Jig There will be plenty of time later to learn how to cut complex woodworking joints like mortise and tenons and dovetails.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 15 Oct. 2019
-
Here the standard types of joint, such as mortise and tenon, tongue and groove, and dovetail, are developed with ingenious intricacy.
—Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2021
-
Design detailing includes mortise-and-tenon joinery, handmade hardware and simple curved arches that soften the severely straight, parallel-sided appearance.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2020
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