Tongue and groove?

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It's how the wood is fitted together. If you imagine the first plank is cut with a narrow slot or groove down the side, the second is cut with a thin ridge so it fits into the groove in the first one and so on. It suggests reasonable build quality and is good for hutches because it means there are no gaps between the planks to let wind or rain in.
 
Hermes said:
It's how the wood is fitted together. If you imagine the first plank is cut with a narrow slot or groove down the side, the second is cut with a thin ridge so it fits into the groove in the first one and so on. It suggests reasonable build quality and is good for hutches because it means there are no gaps between the planks to let wind or rain in.
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As Hermes says another example of tongue and groove is laminate flooring obviously this cant be used for building hutches but the principle of interlocking planks is roughly the same malletheadmallethead
 
bubble&squeak4ever said:
Ah right! So tongue and groove hutches are more durable? I know which I prefer too!
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No!

Very common mistake. It is to do with the thickness of the wood used. My gp hutch is made from 9mm and 18mm ply wood. I would say this is more durable than my rabbits tongue and groove.

Although if buying a hutch it is hard to find a company who use good thickness ply, the majority of it is rubbish stuff - so yes with a P@H ply hutch for example, the tongue and groove is much more durable!
 
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