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| Fig. 9 Drawer blade dado showing half dovetail joint. |
SAPFM How do you connect the drawer
rails case sides?
HEADLEY The rails are half dovetailed into the sides
(figs. 8,9). I do this by first cutting the notch the same size
as
the smallest part of the dovetail.
Then I go to my table saw and set the angle for my dovetail on the
rail. Next I raise the blade up and cut a piece about a 1 ¾” to
2” thick. After cutting the angle on the block, I clamp the block
on the edge of the notch on the case side. Using the block as a guide
to cut the dovetail angle with my wide chisel. I make sure to make
small cuts so as not to disturb the clamped block. After cutting the
angle I check to make sure that it is the correct angle. While the
saw is still set, I cut the angle on the ends of the rails.