rabbet
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Set the fence and the stop at the desired width and depth of the rabbet.
From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William
Also unintentional, but pleasing, is the distinctive throat of the rabbet plane—a design that developed to permit easy discharge of shavings, and one that mass manufacture did not destroy.
From Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 by Welsh, Peter C.
Fig. 266-27 Dado tongue and rabbet No. 28.
From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William
The re-entering angle left upon the wood is called the rebate or rabbet.
From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William
The entrance was cut out of a massive piece of rock, left thick on purpose, and on either side of the opening the edges still show the rabbet which was to receive the door.
From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by D'Anvers, N.
