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LEARN TO MAKE A HALF-LAP (OR HALVED) JOINT

THROUGHOUT HISTORY, humankind has been joining pieces of wood together. From sailing ships and great cathedrals, to doors, windows, wainscoting and the many forms of fine furniture, wood has been joined together to create both the utilitarian and the magnificent.

Every woodworker employs joints, either cut by hand or by machine.

These joints often form a visible part of the beauty and class of an item,

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