. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. e pieces apart, the less the l>evel that is given thebetter. It must have been observed, that there is a great dif-ference between the dovetail made by the cabinet-maker andby the joiner; the former has very little bevel the lattervery much; the former look!? neat, and is at the same timestrong, while the latter, appearing to aim at strength, looksclumsy, and is at the .same time much the weaker of the two.Fig. 4 represents the dovetail in common use for drawer-fronts.AVhen it is required to hide the appeara

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. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. e pieces apart, the less the l>evel that is given thebetter. It must have been observed, that there is a great dif-ference between the dovetail made by the cabinet-maker andby the joiner; the former has very little bevel the lattervery much; the former look!? neat, and is at the same timestrong, while the latter, appearing to aim at strength, looksclumsy, and is at the .same time much the weaker of the two.Fig. 4 represents the dovetail in common use for drawer-fronts.AVhen it is required to hide the appearance of the joint infront, the board A B C D is cut with the pin, and A E FB withthe socket The pins in this sort of dovetail are in generalfrom about three quarters of an inch to an inch apart, accord-ing to the size of the pieces to be joined, fig. 5 representsthe pin part of a lapdovetail, which, when put together, showsonly a joint, as if the pieces were rebated together. This kindof dovetail is very useful for many purposes where neatness isrequired, such as in making boxes.. ^ .^— } 1 ^ 33 6 / / / / /