Rabbet
Not to be confused with Rabbit.
A rabbet
A rabbet (also known as a rebate in Britain [1][2]) is a recess or groove cut into the edge of a piece of machinable material, usually wood. 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.
The word rabbet is from Old French rabbat, "a recess into a wall,"[3] and rabattre "to beat down".[4]
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 and casement window jambs, and for shiplap planking. A rabbet can be used to form a joint with another piece of wood (often containing a dado).
Methods
- A rabbet router using a straight or rebate bit
- Rabbetting or rebate plane or a shoulder plane
- Circular saw with multiple passes (depending on width and depth)
- Dado set in a single pass
- Spindle moulder
- Hand saw and chisel
- Bandsaw
- Jointer equipped with a rabbet ledge
References
- ↑ "Oxford Dictionaries - rebate". Retrieved 2011-12-12.
- ↑ "Oxford Dictionaries - rabbet". Retrieved 2011-12-12.
- ↑ Online Etymology Dictionary
- ↑ "Oxford Dictionaries - rebate". Retrieved 2011-12-12.
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