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Country Chippendale Mirror

Spline miter joint

Using a scrollsaw

The Mirror's "drop" is clamped using common rubber bands

 

The scroll work on the top of a Chippendale mirror is known as the crest; attached to the bottom of the frame is the drop.  Both are let into a groove worked into the frame.