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rabbet

[rab-it] / ˈræb ɪt /










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Daniel D. Whitker patented a combination saw and rabbet plane little different from one illustrated by André-Jacob Roubo in his L'Art du menuisier in 1769.

From Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 by Welsh, Peter C.

As with the plow and the rabbet, its shape is ubiquitous.

From Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 by Welsh, Peter C.

Fig. 266-33 Mortise and tenon with rabbet No. 34.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

A rabbet is made for the reception of the glass, and four strips of strap iron, overlapping both the glass, and the wood, and screwed to the wood, keep the glass in position.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 by Various

Set the fence and the stop at the desired width and depth of the rabbet.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William