What is the lock?

The interlocking joint is one of the ways to connect two perpendicular pieces of wood. It is usually achieved by using the Bits of a Special Lock Router to reduce the corresponding grooves into each piece of wood. This type of joint is often used in socket design where it can provide good tensile strength along the axis in which the socket opens. While the lock can provide considerably less structural integrity on the side of the side, it is usually not a socket design. The lock joint can be in contrast to the dovetail joint, which can be stronger and at the same time more difficult to produce. After obtaining and installing the right router, this is usually a simple matter of correcting the pieces of wood. Usually, pieces that become the front and back of the socket will be handed over horizontally via the router table. This can allow Bit it to create a negative space to lock the side pieces.

afterCutting the front and rear parts can be used on the side pieces the same bit. The difference is that the side pieces are driven through the router table vertically or perpendicular to the surface. This allows the bits of the router to cut hooks that can lock in the groove on the front and rear pieces. In addition to locking well, these slices can provide a large surface area for applying the wood glue.

Miter Lock The joint is a variant that combines mixing with the strength of the interlocking joints. This type of joint includes the use of specialized routers to reduce 45 ° Miters on each side of the side, the front and rear of the socket. Like the lock joint, the front and rear pieces of the groove will have, while the side pieces will have the tongue to be locked together. This can also provide a good gluing and similar to the other joints of the castle.

Lock joints can be considered less aesthetically pleasant than joints in dovetails, which are also commonly used in socket design. Both types of the slideBUs can provide good strength to the front, while lacking integrity from side to side. The meals of the dovetail may be stronger, while the locked joints are usually easier to set and take less time to complete.