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If the faucet falls in the center of the siding, create a lap joint and slide the notched lengths under the faucet from the sides.
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Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
Cut a matching rabbet on one end of each table support to fabricate a half-lap joint [5].
—Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2021
The aluminum screen allows any water to drain through immediately and the removable roof section is joined to the top with a ship lap joint that makes refilling easy while keeping water out.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2021
Set it to a height of ¾ inch, and complete the half-lap joint by removing the waste [5].
—Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2020
Start the half-lap joints on the legs by notching the two outside lines with a circular saw set to a depth of 1½ inches.
—David Agrell, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2020
Our entire design is built by the same methodologies as the way a boat was built, with all of the lap joints, the pegs, the fasteners, the pulleys.
—Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor, 11 June 2016
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Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
Cut a matching rabbet on one end of each table support to fabricate a half-lap joint [5].
—Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2021
The aluminum screen allows any water to drain through immediately and the removable roof section is joined to the top with a ship lap joint that makes refilling easy while keeping water out.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2021
Set it to a height of ¾ inch, and complete the half-lap joint by removing the waste [5].
—Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2020
Start the half-lap joints on the legs by notching the two outside lines with a circular saw set to a depth of 1½ inches.
—David Agrell, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2020
Our entire design is built by the same methodologies as the way a boat was built, with all of the lap joints, the pegs, the fasteners, the pulleys.
—Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor, 11 June 2016
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“Lap joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lap%20joint. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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