Dovetail drawers

You can build these difficult drawers with help from power tools and proven tips. Dovetailed drawers have long been a standard feature on fine furniture. Within this category of drawer construction, rabbeted, half-blind dovetail drawers are among the most challenging to build. The top and sides of the drawer front are

Here’s an easy-to-follow checklist that will guarantee your foolproof dovetail jig won’t make a fool out of you.

Dovetail drawers offer many benefits that regular drawers just can't match

Not only do our dovetail drawers offer superior strength and longevity, they are expertly handcrafted to a quality machines cannot recreate.

In this style of dovetail joinery, you can only see the pins and tails if you’re looking at the side of the drawer box.

Mario Rodriguez's guide to dovetail basics, including variations in form and different methods for cutting dovetail joints

Q: Depending on the drawer opening I need to suit, I’m discovering that the fixed template on my new dovetail jig doesn’t always allow for terminating a joint at each end with a half-pin, as in traditional dovetail drawer joinery. Is it a problem if a joint ends on a half-tail instead? A: The answer lies in the joint’s inherent grain direction, and in your ability to size the joint elements. First off, consider that the perimeter is where the most stress occurs with dovetailed corner...

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