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the two pieces meet by two. Technically, two different cut angles are required; one for each piece, where the second angle is 90° plus the aforementioned cut angle, but due to angular limitations in common cutting implements (hand circular saws, table saws) a single angle is required and is used to cut the first piece in one direction and the second piece in the opposite direction.
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For miter joints occurring at angles other than 90°, for materials of the same cross-section the proper cut angle must be determined so that the two pieces to be joined meet flush (i.e. one piece's mitered end is not longer than the adjoining piece). To find the cut angle divide the angle at which
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of the frame timber). There are two common variations of a splined miter joint, one where the spline is long and runs the length of the mating surfaces and another where the spline is perpendicular to the joined edges.
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A usually right-angled joint in wood or other material in which the angle made by the joined pieces is bisected by the line or plane of junction; more fully mitre joint
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Bridges Leeuwarden: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science, Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Bridges Conference
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called a mitered dovetail. When assembled it appears identical to a miter yet has the same strength as a dovetail joint.
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a disassembled 135º miter joint (internal angle of an octagon). Angle of the internal faces is
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when the angled cut is done on the side, although the resulting joint is still a miter joint.
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For woodworking, a disadvantage of a miter joint is its
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beveling
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molding

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Dovetail joint
Mason's miter
Miter box
Miter clamp
Miter saw
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