Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work .. (1912)
American School (Lansing, Ill.) · Chicago, American school of correspondence · leaf 103
on account of the work involved in the process of making the joint, 78 CARPENTRY 69 is seldom used except in the best work. This method is known asdovetaihng and there are three different ways of arranging the dove-tails as will be shown. The first is the simple dovetail which is illus-trated in… … Fig. 85. Method of Binding Boards Together by Means of Strip with Slots and Screws can be separated only by a pull in one particular direction. The useof glue makes the joint still stronger. Of course, the forming of ajoint of this kind requires a large amount of time and considerableskill. A…
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