Example: Biscuit Join

A biscuit join in woodworking uses an auxiliary piece of material to increase adhesion strength of a glued join. Biscuit joins have no externally visible components.

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Example of a biscuit join.

This fastener example has 2 main challenges that differ from a conventional screw or bolt fastener:

  1. the biscuit is centered between the 2 effected parts
  2. the biscuit’s orientation is important.
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   └─○ biscuit