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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.—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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