Encyclopedia > Tongue and groove

Article Content

Tongue and groove

Tongue and groove is a method of fitting similar objects together, used mainly with wood: flooring, panelling etc.

Each piece has a slot (the groove) cut all along one edge, and small outcrop (the tongue) on the opposite edge. Two or more pieces thus fit together.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

U.S. presidential election, 1804

... Votes) Thomas Jefferson (W) 162 Democratic-Republican George Clinton (162) Charles C. Pinckney[?] 14 Federalist Rufus King (14) Other elections: ...