Woodwork joints; how they are set out, how made and where used; with four hundred and thirty illustrations and a complete index of eleven hundred references (1921)
Fairham, William · Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott company · leaf 128
e withthe above tools. ii6 THE DOVETAIL JOINT NOTHING definite is known as to the origin of dovetailing, but a quaint and pleasing little story whichis well worth repeating runs as follows:—JoynerWood was called by Farmer Giles to do sundryrepairs at the homestead. One day, whilst enjoyinghis… … Fig. 271.—Dovetails. Fig. 272.—ThroughDovetail. Through Dovetailing.—One of the simplest forms ofthe dovetail joint is shown in Fig. 272, where two piecesof timber are joined by the method known as through dovetailing. This method is used in everyday practicefor joining the comers of frames,…
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