. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... Fig. 85. Method of Binding Boards Together by Means of Strip with Slots and Screws can be separated only by a pull in one particular direction. The useof glue makes the joint still stronger. Of course, the forming of ajoint of this kind requires a large amount of time and considerableskill. A variation of the simple dovetail joint which is much used inthe manufacture of drawers and in any other position where it isdesirable that the joint shall be concealed from one side only, isshown in Fig. 88. This is called
. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... Fig. 85. Method of Binding Boards Together by Means of Strip with Slots and Screws can be separated only by a pull in one particular direction. The useof glue makes the joint still stronger. Of course, the forming of ajoint of this kind requires a large amount of time and considerableskill. A variation of the simple dovetail joint which is much used inthe manufacture of drawers and in any other position where it isdesirable that the joint shall be concealed from one side only, isshown in Fig. 88. This is called a lap dovetail, its peculiarity 79 70 CARPENTRY consisting in the fact that in one of the pieces the mortises arenot cut the full thickness, but only partly through the wood,so as to leave a covering or lap, which prevents the joint frombeing seen. A further development of the dovetail joint is shown in Fig. this case the work is so arranged that the joint can not be seen. Fig. 86. Button Method of Binding Boards Together from any side of the finished product. This is accomplished bycutting the same tenons and mortises as in the case of the simpledovetail joint, but not directly on the end of the pieces. Theyare so cut as to project at an angle of forty-five degrees, and thusto form a combination of the mitered joint and the dovetail jointwith the tenons and mortises entirely out of sight when the pieceshave been put together. This joint is obviously not so strong as 80 CARPENTRY 71
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