t Fig. 60 is the plan of a circular table having a small circular shelf
with the top removed. The rims or framing are built by the method known
as laminating (see Fig. 23 in chapter on the The Glued Joint), after
which they are veneered on the face sides. The application of the
halving joint to the shaped bottom rails, which in this case carry and
support the small shelf, is shown in the part elevation.

[Illustration: Fig. 61 (A).--Oxford Frame with Halved Joints. (Four
alternative corner treatments are given.)]

[Illustration: Fig. 61 (B).--Halved Joint of Oxford Frame with front
edges champered.]

[Illustration: Fig. 61 (C).--Back view of Oxford Frame.]

Fig. 61 (A) shows the well-known "Oxford frame," illustrating halved
joints when the edge is rebated. Figs. 61 (B) and 61 (C) make clear the
construction of this type of joint. Alternative suggestions are shown for
the treatment of the corners, the simple inlay being black and white
(ebony and holly or boxwood). Frames of this type are made in various
widths and sizes and are used for pictures, mirrors, etc.

[Illustration: Fig. 62.--The Two Pieces of a Halved Joint.]

The tools used for making joints of the above class are: planes, the
gauge, tenon or other saw, chisels, try square, and in some cases a
joiner's bevel to obtain and mark the necessary angles, pencil and
marking knife.

Plane up the face side and face edge of the timber, gauge and plane to
both thickness and width; mark shoulders with pencil or marking knife;
gauge to the thickness of the required halving; saw waste portions away;
pare up with chisel to a good fit; glue or glue and screw, or use paint
as previously mentioned, and then level off the surfaces.

SETTING OUT THE HALVED JOINT.--Although at first sight the halved joint
may appear to be a very easy item of construction, it requires much care
and attention in marking out and sawing. Fig. 62 shows the two pieces
which form the joint separated, and it will be noticed that each piece of
wood has half its thickness cut away, so as to accommodate the other
piece. This type of joint is used where two pieces of wood cross each
other at right angles, or at an angle as shown in Fig. 51. The halving
joint is used also for joining two pieces of wood at their ends, as, for
instance, the corner of a frame, one half of this joint being shown at
Fig. 65 (B).

[Illustration: Fig. 63.--How the Timber is Marked.]

[Illustration: Fig. 64.--Marking the