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Rabbet vs Dado - What's the difference?

rabbet | dado |

In transitive terms the difference between rabbet and dado

is that rabbet is to cut a rabbet in a piece of material while dado is to cut a dado.

rabbet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a plank of wood or other material; especially, one intended to fit another member to form a joint.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cut a in a piece of material.

    • Derived terms

    * rabbeted * rabbet joint * rabbet plane

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    dado

    English

    (wikipedia dado)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (architecture) The section of a pedestal above the base.
  • (architecture) The lower portion of an interior wall decorated differently from the upper portion.
  • (carpentry) The rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To furnish with a dado.
  • To cut a dado.

    • Derived terms

    * dado rail ----