When dressed off, it gives the appearance of a dovetail on each face.

It is used for the same purpose as a spline miter.
_No.57.A double dovetail keyed miter_, Fig.

268, is one in which a double dovetail key made of hard wood is inlaid across the joint.

This is a favorite joint with Oriental joiners.
[Illustration: Fig.258.Devices for Gluing Beveled Edges.] _No.58.A ledge and miter or lipped miter joint_, Fig.

268, is made by rabbeting and mitering the boards to be joined so that the outer portion of the two boards meet in a miter.