Building Dovetail Drawer Boxes

With half blind dovetails the front and the back of the drawer are cut to the exact final width.

Building dovetail drawer boxes.

Subtract 1 16 or a bit more from that measurement and that s how wide you ll cut the drawer base. In this video wood magazine s bob. Set the box aside. Through dovetail joints are as beautiful as they are strong and work great for all kinds of casework including drawers.

Begin by sanding the box and the dovetail joints with progressively finer grits of sandpaper until the joints and drawer box are smooth. Measure and cut the drawer front as designated by the plans for the project you are building and apply the decorative edge with the appropriate router bit if necessary. Now measure the distance between the grooves at the back of the drawer box. How to build dovetail drawers with a semi floating base.