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Dado joints

Scope note

Joints which are created by the end of a piece of wood fitting, usually at right angles, into a groove cut across the width of another piece to a depth of half its thickness. MEANS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300045411

Broader Terms used

housed joints

Term used for

joints, dado

Equivalent Terms used

dado joint

Created

13yrs ago

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