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rabbet

[rab-it] / ˈræb ɪt /










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The rabbet at the end of the piece X is cut not the entire width of the piece Y, but only the width of the lap,—c-f = a-e.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

Cut them to fit the mortises in the posts, also rabbet the back rails for the backing.

From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)

Also unintentional, but pleasing, is the distinctive throat of the rabbet plane—a design that developed to permit easy discharge of shavings, and one that mass manufacture did not destroy.

From Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 by Welsh, Peter C.

In an end-lap joint on rabbeted pieces the joint must be adapted to the rabbet.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

Fig. 266-33 Mortise and tenon with rabbet No. 34.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William




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