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  1. 2nd August 2012, 08:28 PM #1
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    Good evening all and I thank you for giving me the chance to join the WWF. I bought a router and am trying to use it and am learning a lot from UTube. I am (intending/trying) to make a pelmet to hide the workings of the servry door at my local Church. I want to join pieces of timber with rabbit joins (if that's what they are called and my question is - is a rabbit bit the same thing as a rebate bit? I have seen a rebate bit at Bunnings but can't find a rabbit bit in any of the tool shops etc visited. Sorry for the longwinded question but this is my first time and don't want anyone to say, "What the heck is he trying to ask?"
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    "Rabbet," not "rabbit." Same as rebate. One of the grandeurs of English language.

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    Thank you for your reply Joe. The intricacies of the English language are evident everywhere. On one site it spells it as Rabbit and (mostly) American Rabbet. I can at least stop trying to match photos of one and the other and try to work out the differences. Many thanks again.
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    Rabbet is the old name for it and still used in America. Rabbit is a mis-spelling of that. Rebate is the modern term, used in Australia and the UK (I think).

    It's an edge joint that runs parallel to the grain.

    Rabbet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    A rebate bit is usually not designed to do a plunge cut - the cutters don't extend the full radius of the bit. They are designed to cut from the side.

    On the other hand, if you wanted to cut a groove, which is similar but is not on the edge, it's better to use a straight bit that can plunge cut.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove_(joinery)
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