Woodworker's Journal 1983-7-6, страница 23

by hand as described in the Sept./Oct. 1983 issue, is time consuming, though many woodworkers consider the work very satisfying. If you've got to do a lot of them, the best approach is to cut them with a router and dovetail jig. These jigs average about sixty dollars and are well worth the expense, as once set up, a large number of perfectly fitted dovetail joints can be turned out in either flush or lipped form. Instructions for setting up and using the jig are included and vary somewhat depending on the manufacturer.

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Using a dovetail jig and router, you may as well join the back to the sides with the same dovetail joint. One disadvantage of machine-made dovetails is that they are too uniform and therefore do not look as interesting as the hand-cut version. Another problem is that you must plan the height of the drawer opening ahead of time if you want the dovetail joints to end with a half-pin at the top and bottom as shown in Fig. 8A. This is strictly for appearance though, and has no bearing on the strength of the joint.

High quality dovetailed drawers should have plywood bottoms which fit into grooves cut in the front, back (continued on next page)

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