. ak, or in mahogany. It is a great fault to make a dovetail too beveling, for instead of adding to the strength of the joint, as some persons suppose, it weakens it; for provided the bevel is sufficient to prevent the possibility of pulling the pieces apart, the less the bevel that is given the better. It must have been observed, that there is a great difference between the dovetail made by t!ie cabinet-maker and by the joiner; the former has very little bevel, the latter very much ; the former looks neat, and is at the same time st
. ak, or in mahogany. It is a great fault to make a dovetail too beveling, for instead of adding to the strength of the joint, as some persons suppose, it weakens it; for provided the bevel is sufficient to prevent the possibility of pulling the pieces apart, the less the bevel that is given the better. It must have been observed, that there is a great difference between the dovetail made by t!ie cabinet-maker and by the joiner; the former has very little bevel, the latter very much ; the former looks neat, and is at the same time strong; while the latter, appearing ix) aim at strength, looks clumsy, and is at the same time much the weaker of the two. Fig. 23 represents the dovetail in common use for it is required to hide the appearance of the joint in front,the board ABCD is cut with the pin, and AEFB with thesocket. The pins in this sort of dovetail are in general from aboutthree quarters of an inch to an inch apart, according to the size ofthe pieces to be
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