A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 491
Fig. 10. In this joint about2-31 10 JOINERY. 10 three-fourths of the thickness of the board is dovetailed, theremaining portion being united in a miter joint. Both thedovetails and the dovetail pins are here cut only partiallythrough the board, and the upper pin a of the piece c is cutofE on the… … Fig. 10. This joint is seldom used in joinery, except for the frontcorners of highly finished drawers and boxes, where, for thesake of appearance, it is better for the dovetails not toshow. The blind dovetail is not as strong as either of theother forms, partly because it utilizes only a portion of…
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