Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Fillister ?
SteveM
>After all the debate I've heard on the terms LOML asked "What do you call THAT ?". After wishing and washing I threw a couple terms (rabbet, fillister, etc) 'till she gave me "the look"and walked away muttering. Oh great ones, give me your wisdom.
Why, it's wood. My story and I'm sticking with it.
Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX
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ROTFL . . .
SteveM
>Problem is that after all this time I'm finding that she HAS been listening about this stuff ! She knows when I'm fudging. On the other hand I know WAY to much about insurance !
Re: Fillister ?
George Makowski
>Steve, A while back a few of us got into the rabbet vs. fillister debate on this board. There is an opinion that a fillester is a rabbet cut across the grain. I am going to stck to my guns here. That opinion is not born out by the evidence, at least in published guides to woodworking ca. 1900. Those sources indicate that a rabbet is cut along the grain on the side closest to the worker and a fillester is a rabbet cut on the side of the work away from the worker. A rabbet across the grain is, a rabbet.
Hope this helps,
George in AL
Now that . . .
SteveM
>sounds like authority. So my "open rabbet" down the length is a rabbet by any other name. Thank you Sir. Guess I did'nt even lie about that one !