How to Use joinery in a Sentence

joinery

noun

• Once the glue is cured, clean up the joinery with a palm sander.
  — Paul Steiner, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
• After that, the only part of the process left is the trim and joinery.
  — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
• This type of joinery dates to the Middle Ages and was common until the mid-1800s.
  — Josh Garskof, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
• And the best way to get started in pocket screw joinery is with Kreg jigs.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 15 Oct. 2019
• His favorite wood is teak, used for the decking, walls, and joinery.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 28 July 2023
• The most efficient way to build this chair is to mill all the parts first before completing the joinery and then to assemble the piece.
  — Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2020
• The woodwork had beautiful, rich grains, with joinery that fit snugly in place.
  — Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2022
• This Adirondack chair from Grandin Road is crafted from durable teak with watertight mortise and tenon joinery.
  — Casey Clark, Forbes, 15 June 2021
• Liverant notes that the arts, as well as skills such as cabinet-making and joinery, reflect the culture in which they are produced.
  — Melanie Savage, courant.com, 28 Dec. 2020
• Downstairs is Ellison’s workshop, where the boys used to learn metalwork and wood joinery.
  — Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
• The cabinets, painted a soft white cream, were built to last, with dovetail joinery and quality hardware.
  — James Alexander, courant.com, 27 July 2017
• The Arts & Crafts style interior features dark brown wood floors, timber joinery and bench-tops and tons of thoughtful touches.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2022
• No problem here, though: On our test car, these parts fit together tighter than Japanese joinery.
  — Dan Neil, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
• Details reflect the chef, extending to the cypress bar’s brass joinery, glasses with thread-thin stems, and the occasional dish served in a Meiji-era bowl.
  — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017
• Other islands have been detailed to look like furniture, with meticulous joinery in the woodwork.
  — Sam Cochran, Bon Appétit, 15 Jan. 2022
• The company uses Japanese joinery to keep the pieces together with zero screws.
  — Parker Hall, WIRED, 29 June 2023
• His work resonated with craftsmen and architects, too, because the joinery was often the ornament.
  — Penelope Green, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2020
• Though mass-produced, some stock cabinets are fairly durable, with dovetail joinery and full-extension drawer glides.
  — Monica Wang, Good Housekeeping, 17 Feb. 2023
• Zumthor retained a feel for simple joinery, and many of his early projects are wooden, including a pair of restrained timber sheds that protect the excavation of a Roman ruin in Chur.
  — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2020
• Below the loft, the Waverly features a desk built to last a lifetime, constructed with classic furniture-making techniques like mortise and tenon joinery.
  — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2023
• The main salon combines walnut joinery, black glass and black lacquer finishes, with floor-to-ceiling windows and custom furniture.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2022
• And not only was the whole thing assembled by humans working almost exclusively with hand tools, the house is held together entirely by joinery with no nails or screws.
  — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2016
• The facility also offers classes in woodworking, joinery, knife making, weaving and more — open to all.
  — Washington Post, 29 June 2021
• Although there are a few angles and curves to cut, there's no fancy joinery -- everything's held together with corrosion-resistant deck screws.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2017
• Our experts have been impressed by the quality of IKEA's construction, which includes dovetail joinery and full-extension drawer glides.
  — Monica Wang, Good Housekeeping, 17 Feb. 2023
• Rarely did his pieces include the right angles created by joinery usually employed by carpenters.
  — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2018
• This platform frame is gorgeous, featuring Japanese joinery and a height that's perfect for storing things underneath.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 14 Jan. 2023
• But for these goods, cost competes with craft, and work is hurried to meet buyers’ budgets and deadlines: delicate fretwork and subtle details are left out; complex traditional wood joinery is swapped for nails.
  — Atul Bhattarai, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2017
• In the world of Japanese woodworking — which relies on complex joinery rather than screws, nails, and glue to hold things together — there are very specific saws, chisels, drills, mallets, and planes that enable artisans to do their job.
  — Diana Budds, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2021
• De Cotiis has said about his furniture-making methods (his preternaturally smooth joinery has long been a subject of awe and curiosity in the design world).
  — Kurt Soller, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2020

Last Updated: 19 Aug 2024