om 3/16 to 1in diameter, and 3(i, 43, and 48 long. They are commonly madeof birch or maiflc, but ma])le is more satisfactory as it shrinks lessand is stronger than biich. Dowels are used as pins for joining boards edge to edge, and as a substitute for mortise-and-tenon joints. There is, to be sure,… … Fig-. 231. Machine-scre-ws. a. Flat-head. b. Round-head. c. Fillister-head. d. Oval- couutersunk-head. 128 HAXDWOKK IX WOOD. oning, and there arc many places in wood construction where it is jnst as satisfactory and, if properly done, just as strong. Certain parts of even the best furniture are so…
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