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Why Do Antique Furniture Drawers Look Different? What Dovetails Can Tell You!!
Old Europe Antique Home Furnishings Open the drawer of an antique chest, desk, cabinet, or sideboard and you may discover something surprisingly interesting. Look at the corners. Those small interlocking joints—often called dovetails—can provide valuable clues about how a piece of furniture was constructed and sometimes about its approximate age. But there's an important warning: Dovetails alone cannot tell you exactly how old a piece of furniture is. Here's what they can tell you. 1. What Is a Dovetail Joint? A dovetail is a woodworking joint made from interlocking, wedge-shaped sections. When properly constructed, the pieces lock together and...