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 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets: CC BY 4.0. Standard and published-size files: CC BY 4.0. Xem Studio's own designs (files_license = Xem Studio Design License): free to use and sell things from, not to redistribute as files — https://xemstudio.com/license/. Other publishers' files: their own license, linked beside them.",
 "slug": "wedged-through-tenon-joint",
 "name": "Wedged through tenon joint",
 "kind": "hardware",
 "category": "Joinery",
 "group": "Mortise & tenon joints",
 "year": null,
 "question": "How does a wedged through tenon lock?",
 "tags": [
  "joinery",
  "woodworking joint",
  "3d printable",
  "connect 3d prints",
  "no glue",
  "stl",
  "step",
  "mortise & tenon joints"
 ],
 "aliases": [
  "wedged tenon",
  "wedged through tenon",
  "wedged mortise and tenon",
  "fox wedge",
  "espiga acuñada",
  "verkeilter Zapfen"
 ],
 "overall_mm": {
  "length": 80,
  "width": 80,
  "height": 20
 },
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 "les": false,
 "free_files": 5,
 "url": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/wedged-through-tenon-joint/",
 "sheet_txt": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/wedged-through-tenon-joint/sheet.txt",
 "sheet": {
  "basis": "Xem Studio design — geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions",
  "overall_mm": {
   "length": 80,
   "width": 80,
   "height": 20
  },
  "notes": [
   "Woodworking joint drawn for 3D printing: the parts lock together by shape, so a print can be joined without glue or screws. Drawn at true size with the parts line to line (zero gap) in their assembled position — add your printer's fit allowance to the mating faces (your AI or slicer can do this).",
   "The mortise is flared toward the far face; once the tenon is through, wedges driven beside it fill the flare and lock it like a dovetail."
  ],
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    "dimension",
    "value"
   ],
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    [
     "stock",
     "20 × 20 mm square"
    ],
    [
     "parts",
     "stile, rail, wedge 1, wedge 2"
    ],
    [
     "tenon",
     "15 × 6.67 mm, through"
    ],
    [
     "flare",
     "2 mm per side at the exit face (slope 1:10)"
    ],
    [
     "wedges",
     "two, 2 mm thick at the head, 20 mm long"
    ],
    [
     "assembles",
     "tenon in, then the wedges driven in from the exit face"
    ],
    [
     "holds",
     "pull-out: the wedged tenon becomes a dovetail inside the flared mortise"
    ]
   ]
  }
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 "sheet_text": "Wedged through tenon joint — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/wedged-through-tenon-joint/  (sheet CC BY 4.0; files Xem Studio Design License, https://xemstudio.com/license/)\nBasis: Xem Studio design — geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nOverall (mm): length 80.0, width 80.0, height 20.0\n- Woodworking joint drawn for 3D printing: the parts lock together by shape, so a print can be joined without glue or screws. Drawn at true size with the parts line to line (zero gap) in their assembled position — add your printer's fit allowance to the mating faces (your AI or slicer can do this).\n- The mortise is flared toward the far face; once the tenon is through, wedges driven beside it fill the flare and lock it like a dovetail.\n\ndimension  value\nstock  20 × 20 mm square\nparts  stile, rail, wedge 1, wedge 2\ntenon  15 × 6.67 mm, through\nflare  2 mm per side at the exit face (slope 1:10)\nwedges  two, 2 mm thick at the head, 20 mm long\nassembles  tenon in, then the wedges driven in from the exit face\nholds  pull-out: the wedged tenon becomes a dovetail inside the flared mortise\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- Xem Studio: Joinery design (geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions) — web — Xem Studio design — https://xemstudio.com/\n\nFree files (Xem Studio Design License, Xem Studio; STEP + STL, 5 parts): https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/wedged-through-tenon-joint/index.json\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=wedged-through-tenon-joint\n",
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   "title": "Joinery design (geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions)",
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  "mesh_price_usd": null,
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  "tolerance_mm": null
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 "related": [
  "through-mortise-and-tenon-joint",
  "jigoku-hozo-hidden-wedged-tenon",
  "tusk-tenon-joint"
 ],
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 "dimensions": "exact (nominal, no printing tolerance)",
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 "mating": [],
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "Can you 3D print a wedged tenon?",
   "a": "Yes: print the wedges flat; the zero-gap drawing is the locked state, so trim the wedges to taste."
  }
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