During the European Renaissance they were generally made of walnut with mortise-and-tenon joints.

Then came house-raising day, when they connected the frames, attaching beams with pegs in mortise-and-tenon joints, rather than nails.

It was constructed by the shell-first method, with mortise-and-tenon joints similar to those of the Graeco-Roman ships of later centuries.

Though each house he designs is different, they have common elements: frames of locally sawn timber, usually pine, oak, maple, birch or ash, and mortise-and-tenon joints carved to fit together.

The mortise-and-tenon joints are held by wooden pins, and the flooring is nailed with large hand-wrought iron nails (see image).

All mortise-and-tenon joints.

A method used by professionals to fashion or repair both square-edged and round mortise-and-tenon joints is to install a small wedge in the end of the tenon.

A chair made with rectangular or square mortise-and-tenon joints can loosen over time as torque is applied by twisting, turning and leaning back - all of the things your mother told you not to do.

Lenny had promised to teach her how to do mortise-and-tenon joints in wood and make herself proper chests and drawers.

Timber framing, or post-and-beam construction, involves joining large pieces of wood with woodworking joints, such as mortise-and-tenon joints, or with wooden pegs, braces, or trusses.