Carpentry joints are essential components of woodworking and joinery. A TENON is a projection on the end of a piece of wood that fits into a MORTISE, which is a cavity cut into another piece of wood. A DADO is a groove cut across the grain of a piece of wood. Tenons can be used to join two pieces of wood together in a MORTISE and TENON joint. A miter is an angled cut made at the end of a piece of wood. A BEVEL is an angled cut made along the edge of a piece of wood. Mortises are usually cut into one piece of wood and tenons are cut into the other piece of wood to form a MORTISE and TENON joint.