The rabbet joint is a simple joint that joins two boards, at right angles. One portion of a board is removed, which is then the filled with a portion of another board, to secure the joint. This process increases the surface area needed for gluing and provides support and alignment for the two wood pieces. The grain of the two pieces should run in the same direction and the thickness if the rabbet should be approximately one third of the board thickness.
The Rabbet joint is usually used for simple structured projects such as boxes, wall cabinets, desk organizers and door and window jambs. Ancient Japanese furniture such as the tansu chest used rabbet joints to join its drawers. Historically, the rabbet joint was cut with a hand plane or other hand tools. They are now cut using a rabbet plane, also known as the shoulder plane, which is much more efficient and precise.
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In picture framing, the rabbet is the indentation or groove that is on the inside edge and accommodates the overlapping mounted picture behind the frame moulding.
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