Joist were typically planed smooth (wrought) and sometimes chamfered or beaded. Joists may join to their supporting beams in many ways: joists resting on top of the supporting beams are said to be "lodged"; dropped in using a butt cog joint (a type of lap joint), half-dovetail butt cog, or a half-dovetail lap joint. Joists may also be tenoned in during the raising with a soffit tenon or a tusk tenon (possibly with a housing). Joists can also be joined by being slipped into mortises after the beams are in place such as a chase mortise (pulley mortise), L-mortise, or "short
The Dovetail Group The Dovetail Group The Dovetail Group, Inc. was one of the earliest video game developers to specialize in music video games. The Dovetail Group's products were designed for second generation systems such as the and the Commodore 64. Notable games developed by The Dovetail Group include "Halftime Battlin' Bands" (1984), "Coco-Notes" (1984), and "Movie Musical Madness" (1984). These games are notable as they represent some of the earliest examples of the music management subgenre of music video games. Published by CBS Software in 1984, "Halftime Battlin' Bands" is a multiplayer game that requires a player to compose a marching tune