Wood joints - without binders or mechanical fasteners

As I was telling you last week, I started to study intensively about woodworking and its transformation into pieces of furniture or decoration. And as I knew almost nothing about the subject, I started from scratch. For someone who suffers from "completionist syndrome", it was a very wrong decision!

The amount of information on this subject available on the internet is colossal. So I'll try to summarize/introduce in 3 episodes the common joining techniques used in lemming.

Today I will introduce you to some of the most common fastening methods that do not require binders or mechanical joints (nails, screws, plates, etc)

I'll clarify (off the top of my head) that I do not consider the use of wooden feathers to be a trick, but an approved method of securing the joining of two (or more) elements. Above you can see the simplest method of final joining. I emphasize FINAL, because they can't be separated without destroying the piece.

If the piece of wood is intended for temporary use then wedge-less joints (or wedge with external access) should be used so that they can be dismantled later (addendum: or water-soluble glue, but I'll tell you about that in the next episode)

And if your skills and tools allow, you can try more complicated designs using more complex techniques.

You'll tell me that the last chair is fastened with 3 screws (it's a small compromise that I accept in this article) and that I forgot about the base fastening in the "swallowtail". I'm curious what you can add to this article for future readers of Out of Wood Magazine.