{"id":6187,"date":"2022-09-22T11:01:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T11:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/?p=6187"},"modified":"2022-09-22T11:04:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T11:04:51","slug":"rabbet-joint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/glossary\/rabbet-joint\/","title":{"rendered":"Rabbet Joint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rabbet-Joint.jpg\" alt=\"Rabbet joint\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rabbet-Joint-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rabbet-Joint-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rabbet-Joint-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rabbet-Joint-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rabbet-Joint-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rabbet-Joint.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A rabbet joint connects rabbets to other pieces of wood to build shelves and cabinet boxes. A rabbet is a groove cut into the edge of a material, typically wood. Because a rabbet joint provides more of a mechanical connection than a standard butt joint, which is just two straight edges connected together, it is more durable. Cutting the rabbet increases the amount of wood that can be attached and, as a result, produces a stronger joint than just nailing or gluing two straight edges together.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/glossary\/rabbet-joint\/#What_is_the_Etymology_of_Rabbet_Joint\" >What is the Etymology of Rabbet Joint?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/glossary\/rabbet-joint\/#What_is_the_Difference_Between_a_Rabbet_Joint_and_Dado_Joint\" >What is the Difference Between a Rabbet Joint and Dado Joint?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/glossary\/rabbet-joint\/#What_are_the_Types_of_Rabbet_Joint\" >What are the Types of Rabbet Joint?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Etymology_of_Rabbet_Joint\"><\/span>What is the Etymology of Rabbet Joint?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The term \u201crabbet\u201d in rabbet joint came from the Old Fench word \u201crabbat\u201d meaning \u201ca recess into a wall\u201d, and \u201crabattre\u201d meaning \u201cto beat down\u201d. The word rabbet is most commonly used in American English while \u201crebate\u201d is used in British English.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Difference_Between_a_Rabbet_Joint_and_Dado_Joint\"><\/span>What is the Difference Between a Rabbet Joint and Dado Joint?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A dado is a recess that is cut across the width of a board to accommodate the end of another board. All sorts of furniture, from sideboards to built-ins, have this commonplace joint. It can be used vertically to hold dividers or horizontally to support bookcase shelves. A rabbet joint on the other hand joins two boards&#8217; ends at a right angle by shaving off some of one board&#8217;s thickness to make room for the other board. In carpentry, rabbets and dadoes can be used together for form a rabbet and dado joint.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_Types_of_Rabbet_Joint\"><\/span>What are the Types of Rabbet Joint?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most common two-sided rabbet channel shape is the basic rabbet joint. The basic rabbit joint is used for bookcases, door casings, and window frames. For this kind of rabbet joint, screws and dowels are usually needed as the glue is frequently insufficient as sole support.<\/p>\n<p>The double rabbet joint provides a stronger alternative because of the additional surface area available for gluing. The two connecting parts of this joint have rabbet channels carved into them. The additional 90-degree bottom step or shoulder aids in maintaining the joint&#8217;s position.<\/p>\n<p>The most aesthetic rabbet joint is the one with a mitered edge. The mitered rabbet joint lends a good mitered edge to the end product and neatly conceals the wood&#8217;s end grain. This rabbet joint has miters at the corners that angle at 45-degree. The corners of picture frames most frequently have mitered rabbet joints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-glossary"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rabbet Joint - LA Furniture Store<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/glossary\/rabbet-joint\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rabbet Joint - 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