Dado Variations
– Dado involves cuts running between both edges of the surface, leaving both ends open.
– Stopped dado ends before one or both of the cuts meet the edge of the surface.
– Blind dado ends before one or both of the cuts meet the edge of the surface.
– Half dado is formed with a narrow dado cut into one part, coupled with a rabbet of another piece.
– Half dado is used to hide unattractive gaps due to varying material thicknesses.
Related Terms
– Dado set
– Woodworking joints
References
– Dado Case Joints
– Woodwork Details
– ‘Making Perfect Rabbet and Dado Joints’ from AmericanFurnitureDesign.com
– Umstattd, William D.; Davis, Charles W. (2005). Modern cabinetmaking. Goodheart-Willcox. p.484. ISBN1590703766. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dado_(joinery)
A dado (US and Canada, /ˈdeɪdoʊ/), housing (UK) or trench (Europe) is a slot or trench cut into the surface of a piece of machinable material, usually wood. When viewed in cross-section, a dado has three sides. A dado is cut across, or perpendicular to, the grain and is thus differentiated from a groove which is cut with, or parallel to the grain. Dados are often used to affix shelves to cabinetry bodies. Similar to the dado, see rabbet (rebate).
