Dowelling.—A process of securing together two edges or faces of a piece of work with pins of wood or metal. Holes are bored in the edges or faces of the pieces, and wooden pegs are cut to fit them. These pegs are coated with glue and then driven into place. The edges or faces of the pieces are also covered with glue, and if the pieces have been properly planed so as to fit together perfectly, a tight joint will be obtained when the glue has dried. The work should be clamped until the glue has dried. E. G. See [Fig. 54]. For nails used as dowels, see [Fig. 357].
Dowels.—The pegs or pins used in dowelling.
Dressed.—After lumber has been planed at a mill, it is known as "dressed stuff." A board may be dressed to the proper dimensions, that is, prepared either by sawing, planing, paring, or scraping.
Driving Home a Nail.—The act of applying the finishing strokes of a hammer upon the head of a nail in driving it into wood (see Driving Nails, page [32]).
Drop.—A piece of scenery hung from the Gridiron above the stage. E. G. See Figs. [331], [332], and [340].
Elevation.—A straight Side or End view of an object. E. G. See Fig. [206].
Em.—A square type. Used as a unit in measuring type. The letter "m" in type originally had a square end.
En.—A type half an "em" in width.
End-plate.—A timber, such as a two-by-four or two-by-six, placed across the tops of the studs in the end of a framework, for the roof rafters or the floor joists above to rest upon. E. G. See [Fig. 184]. When placed across the studs in the side of a framework it is known as a Side-plate.
End-wood.—Wood which has been cut across the grain and shows the ends of the grain upon its surface. E. G. The end of a stick.