Talk:Rabbet

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Perhaps someone with a better understanding of the subject than myself could explain what the difference between a rabbet and a dado is? Thanks. cbustapeck 05:56, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

You could do no better than to read the articles here on dado (joinery) and rabbet, complete with pictures by yours truly! SilentC 06:19, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Incase it eludes you, the chief difference is that a rebate (or what you call a rabbet) is cut into the edge of a board, so that it only has two sides, whereas a dado is cut in the 'field' of the board, so that it has three sides. A dado is further differentiated from a groove, in that it runs perpendicular to the grain, whereas the latter runs parallel to it. SilentC 06:21, 27 July 2006 (UTC)