Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In joinery, a form of dovetailing which shows the thickness of the lap only on the return edge.
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Examples
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A dovetail halving or lap-dovetail_, Fig. 265, is a middle-lap joint with the pin made dovetail in shape, and is thus better able to resist tension.
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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To cut away the waste of a lap-dovetail (Fig. 311), the vertical and oblique cuts are repeated until the final trimming up is required, and now is the time to finish both the vertical and the horizontal cuts exactly on the gauge lines.
Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. William Fairham
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a drawer, and this is why resort is had to the lap-dovetail.
Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. William Fairham
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