Rabbet
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Arabbet(American English) orrebate(British English) is a recess or groove cut into the edge of a piece of machinable material, usuallywood.When viewed in cross-section, a rabbet is two-sided and open to the edge or end of the surface into which it is cut.
An example of the use of a rabbet is in a glazing bar where it makes provision for the insertion of the pane of glass and putty. It may also accommodate the edge of the back panel of a cabinet. It is also used in door andcasement windowjambs,and forshiplapplanking. In apicture framethe rabbet may hide uneven or poor edges of a painting and its support, while for graphic art and photographs protective glazing is used. A rabbet can be used to form a joint with another piece of wood (often containing adado).
Rabbet joints are easy to construct, but are not as strong as some other joints. Nails and screws can be added to help increase the overall strength.
Etymology
[edit]The wordrabbetis fromOld Frenchrabbat,"a recess into a wall",[1]andrabattre"to beat down".[2]According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "In North America the more usual form israbbet".[3]The form "rebate" is often pronounced the same way as "rabbet".[3]
Methods
[edit]- A rabbet router using a straight or rebate bit
- Rabbetting orrebate planeor ashoulder plane
- Circular sawwith multiple passes (depending on width and depth)
- Dado setin a single pass
- Spindle moulder
- Hand sawandchisel
- Jointerequipped with a rabbet ledge
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Harper, Douglas."rabbet,n".Online Etymology Dictionary.Retrieved1 July2018.
- ^"rabbet".Oxford English Dictionary(Online ed.).Oxford University Press.(Subscription orparticipating institution membershiprequired.)
- ^ab"rebate, n.2".Oxford English Dictionary(Online ed.).Oxford University Press.(Subscription orparticipating institution membershiprequired.)
External links
[edit]- .Encyclopædia Britannica(11th ed.). 1911.
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