While aluminum is a popular choice for bicycle frames, the welds which join the tubes together leave a lot to be desired. Vanpowers Bike's City Vanture ebike takes a different approach, by having the ...

The “mortise” is the recess where the tenon goes. It can be cut by hand with a mallet and mortising chisel, or mechanically ...

A mortise and tenon joint is one of the most basic and strong ways to join two boards together, but it takes a bit more time (and more tools) than some of the other joinery techniques we've discussed.

Sun Gang tests the strength of a model wooden-arch bridge he made by putting his weight on it in his workshop in Dingxi, Gansu province. ZHANG WENJING/XINHUA Gansu woodworker passes the art of ...

One common joinery method used in wood working is the mortise and tenon. A mortise is basically a hole in a piece of wood and the tenon is another piece of wood cut to tightly fit in that hole. The ...