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  2. Butterfly joint - Wikipedia

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    Butterfly joint. A butterfly joint, also called a bow tie, dovetail key, Dutchman joint, or Nakashima joint, is a type of joint or inlay used to hold two or more pieces of wood together. These types of joints are mainly used for aesthetics, but they can also be used to reinforce cracks in pieces of wood, doors, picture frames, or drawers. [1]

  3. Dovetail joint - Wikipedia

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    A dovetail joint or simply dovetail is a joinery technique most commonly used in woodworking joinery (carpentry), including furniture, cabinets, [1] log buildings, and traditional timber framing. Noted for its resistance to being pulled apart, also known as tensile strength , the dovetail joint is commonly used to join the sides of a drawer to ...

  4. Working animal - Wikipedia

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    Mules are considered tough and strong, with harness capacity dependent on the type of horse mare used to produce the mule foal. Because they are a hybrid animal and usually are infertile, separate breeding programs must also be maintained. Ponies and donkeys are often used to pull carts and small wagons. Historically, ponies were commonly used ...

  5. Joinery - Wikipedia

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    This joint is quick to make with production line machinery and so is a very common joint in factory-made furniture. Cross dowel joint: A threaded metal dowel is inserted into a drilled slot. A screw is then inserted through an opposing slot and tightened to create a pull effect. This type of join is a very common joint in factory-made furniture.

  6. Joining technology - Wikipedia

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    The joining technology is used in any type of mechanical joint which is the arrangement formed by two or more elements: typically, two physical parts and a joining element. The mechanical joining systems make possible to form a set of several pieces using the individual parts and the corresponding joining elements.

  7. Dove-tail notching - Wikipedia

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    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dove-tail_notching&oldid=778726897"This page was last edited on 4 May 2017, at 22:08

  8. Dovetail (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A dovetail joint is used in woodworking. Dovetail or dovetailing may also refer to: Dovetail, by Lee Konitz's Terzet, 1983; Dovetail (company), an Australian software company; Dovetail (restaurant), in New York City; Dovetail Games, a British video game developer; The Dovetail Group, an early video game developer; Dovetail, or riffle, a method ...

  9. Animal glue - Wikipedia

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    Animal glue was the most common woodworking glue for thousands of years until the advent of synthetic glues, such as polyvinyl acetate (PVA) and other resin glues, in the 20th century. Today it is used primarily in specialty applications, such as lutherie, pipe organ building, piano repairs, and antique restoration. Glass artists take advantage ...