Sliding Dovetail
How are heavy wooden partitions joined?
Locking Linear Joinery
A "male" dovetail is cut onto the end of a board and slid into a "female" housing on the adjacent piece. It is one of the strongest joints in woodworking, used for heavy-duty dividers or integrated solid wood shelving.
A mechanical joint where a dovetail-shaped rail slides into a matching slot, used for high-load fixed shelving.