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The dovetail is a most important joint; its most usual forms are illustrated in fig. 3.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 15, SLICE 4VARIOUSThe sermon should be constructed to fit the man; argument and emotion should not stand apart, but dovetail and interlace.
THE YOUNG PRIEST'S KEEPSAKEMICHAEL PHELANFig. 37 is "Oblique Dovetail Halving," one side of the piece being dovetailed.
WOODWORK JOINTSWILLIAM FAIRHAMIn this case the dovetail is similar to Fig. 33, with the exception that it does not run through the bottom rail.
WOODWORK JOINTSWILLIAM FAIRHAMFig. 47 shows a combination of a bevelled dovetail half-lapped joint.
WOODWORK JOINTSWILLIAM FAIRHAMThis takes the bulk of the material away and the dovetail is then pared out square in the usual way.
WOODWORK JOINTSWILLIAM FAIRHAMWith care, this can be accomplished with the dovetail saw, thus avoiding unnecessary labour and the use of the paring chisel.
WOODWORK JOINTSWILLIAM FAIRHAMThe centre stretcher rail at Fig. 284 is similar, except that in this case it is a complete dovetail in place of a barefaced one.
WOODWORK JOINTSWILLIAM FAIRHAMIt will be noticed that a specially wide dovetail pin must be left so as to form part of the lid and part of the lower portion.
WOODWORK JOINTSWILLIAM FAIRHAMThe dovetail housing joint should first be carefully marked out with a marking knife, so as to cut across the fibres of the wood.
WOODWORK JOINTSWILLIAM FAIRHAMSYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 19, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO DOVETAIL
- accommodated
- attuned
- be guided by
- clean up act
- complied
- coordinated
- don't made waves
- don't rocked the boat
- fell in with
- fit
- followed
- followed beat path
- followed the crowd
- harmonized
- integrated
- kept
- made room
- met halfway
- minded
- moved over
- obeyed
- observed
- played the game
- proportioned
- quadrated
- ran with the pack
- reconciled
- reconciliated
- rolled with punches
- shaped up
- squared
- straightened up
- suited
- tailor-maked
- tailored
- toed the line
- tuned
- went by the book
- went with the flow
- yielded
- accommodates
- attunes
- be guides by
- clean up act
- complies
- coordinates
- don't makes waves
- don't rocks the boat
- falls in with
- fits
- follows
- follows beats path
- follows the crowd
- goes by the book
- goes with the flow
- harmonizes
- integrates
- keeps
- makes room
- meets halfway
- minds
- moves over
- obeys
- observes
- plays the game
- proportions
- quadrates
- reconciles
- reconciliates
- rolls with punches
- runs with the pack
- shapes up
- squares
- straightens up
- suits
- tailor-makes
- tailors
- toes the line
- tunes
- yields
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.