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A joint for ready-to assemble furniture including a mortise in a first of two workpieces, an insert for the mortise and a fastener, such as a screw for securely joining the workpieces. The fastener receiving insert has a curved front wall corresponding to a curved load-bearing face of the mortise. A

A joint for ready-to assemble furniture including a mortise in a first of two workpieces, an insert for the mortise and a fastener, such as a screw for securely joining the workpieces. The fastener receiving insert has a curved front wall corresponding to a curved load-bearing face of the mortise. An insert bore penetrates the insert for receiving the fastener, and a cover cap on the insert covers the insert member and the mortise from view when two workpieces are joined. The second workpiece has a pre-drilled bore which receives the threaded end of the fastener. The fastener is screwed into threaded engagement with the pre-drilled bore in the second workpiece to securely joint the two workpieces. A plurality of embodiments of the joint and a method of joining the workpieces also are disclosed.

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In apparatus for securely fastening a first workpiece to a second workpiece, said apparatus including a mortise formed in a surface of said first workpiece with a load-bearing face of said mortise oriented substantially perpendicular to said surface, a fastener receiving bore extending between said

In apparatus for securely fastening a first workpiece to a second workpiece, said apparatus including a mortise formed in a surface of said first workpiece with a load-bearing face of said mortise oriented substantially perpendicular to said surface, a fastener receiving bore extending between said load-bearing face of said mortise and an edge of said first workpiece, a fastener receiving insert member including an insert portion having a front wall mating with said load-bearing face of said mortise and an insert bore aligned with said fastener receiving bore, and fastening means mounted in said insert bore and in said fastener receiving bore, said fastening means including an end portion having attachment means thereon for fastening to said second workpiece the improvement in said apparatus comprising: said insert portion surrounding said insert bore to provide a seat supporting said fastening means completely around said insert bore; and said mortise, insert member and fastening means are dimensioned for insertion of both said insert member and said fastening means into said mortise from said surface in said first workpiece having said mortise formed therein.