Fig. 97.
Fig. 98.
Fig. 99.
Fig. 100.
Miter dovetailing (sometimes also called secret dovetailing) conceals the dovetails, and shows only the miter at the edges. The manner in which this joint is made will be understood from [Fig. 99], in which the two parts A and B are given, each part being lettered to correspond with the position it is to occupy when the sides are joined. Concealed dovetailing is particularly useful where the faces of the boards are intended to form a salient angle; that is, one which is on the outside of any piece of work; but when the faces form a re-entrant angle, that is, a joint to be seen from the inside, common dovetailing will answer best; for, first, it is stronger, because the dovetails pass entirely instead of only partly through; secondly, it is cheaper, for the dovetails which go through the whole wood take up much less time in working than where a miter has to be left; and further, if well executed, the dovetails are, by the very nature of the work, concealed internally.
[Fig. 100] shows a variation of the common dovetail, used in attaching the fronts of drawers to the sides, and for similar purposes.
