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| Dado | A square groove cut across the grain of the wood. |
| Dado Head | A combination of dado saw blades, or of two dado saw blades and one or more chippers, sometimes called spacer blades. Two dado saws used alone will cut a groove 1/4 inch wide Chippers are made to cut thicknesses of 1/16, 1/8 and I/4 inches. When chippers are used they must be placed between two saws. Grooves varying in width of 1/8 inch to 13/16 inch may be cut with a dado head. |
| Dado Saw | A circular saw blade having both rip and crosscut teeth, designed to cut grooves 1/8 inch wide. These saws vary in diameter from 6, 8, to 10 inches. |
| Dash Top | A round tabletop having a raised rim. |
| Day Bed | A sofa for one person to recline on during the day, sometimes for the formal receptions of visitors. |
| Demilune | Half-moon shape. |
| Dentil Moulding | A moulding consisting of a row of small rectangles which resemble teeth. This appearance give rise to the name - dentil. In an ionic style entablature a dentil moudling is found under the cornice and this is typical of its use in furniture. As a general rule the projection of the dentil is equal to its width, and the intervals between are equal to half the width. |
| Desk and Bookcase | The 18th century cabinetmakers' term for what would now be called a bureau bookcase in Britain. Desk and bookcase is still used in the USA, where such pieces are also called secretaries. |
| Diamond Point | A wood-turning chisel having a flat blade on which the cutting end is ground at an angle of from 30° to 40° from both edges to a sharp point in the center. |
| Dividers | An instrument having two legs with sharp Points. used for measuring or laying off distances between two points. |
| Dough Table | See bread-mixing table. |
| Dovetail Joint | A joint composed of mortises and tenons resembling a dove's tail. |
| Dovetail Saw | A small, fine-toothed, thin-bladed saw used to cut dovetail joints, The blade is about two inches wide and is reinforce(] on the hack with a stiff metal strip. |
| Dowel | A round headless wooden pin fitting into a hole in an adjoining piece to prevent slipping. Or a long rod from which such pins are made. |
| Dowelled | Linked with a headless pin of wood or metal. |
| Drake Foot | A three-toed foot found on Queen Anne furniture. |
| Drawer | A boxlike receptacle which slides in or out of n piece of furniture. |
| Drawer Guide | A strip of wood fastened to the top or bottom of a drawer run to keep the drawer straight in its track. |
| Drawer Run | The track or support upon which a drawer rests or moves. |
| Dresser | A structure having open shelves set upon a closed cupboard. |
| Drop Finial | A turned ornament fastened to the bottom edge of a lowboy or highboy apron. |
| Duncan Phyfe | See Phyfe, Duncan. |
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