Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology · 1DT0
Specification 7.6.1 · Paper 1
Revise: Cutting and Shaping ProcessesA mortise is a recess cut into one timber component. A matching projection, the tenon, fits into it to form a mortise-and-tenon joint. This is useful for joining members of a solid-timber frame, such as a chair rail and leg.