butt joint

English

A dowel-reinforced butt joint

Noun

butt joint (plural butt joints)

(construction, woodworking) A joint formed by adjacent, separate section of material, such as where two neighboring pieces of insulation abut.
- 1990, Byron W. Maguire, Cabinetmaking: From Design to Finish, Carlsbad, CA: Craftsman, page 234:
  Using the lap joint in any of its applications provides strength in a cabinet where a butt joint would or could be used.

Related terms

Translations

joint

Finnish: puskusauma, puskuliitos

Russian: стыковое соедине́ние (stykovoje sojedinénije)

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