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Routed Half-Blind Dovetail Drawers: Part 2

December 27, 2010 By Bruce Kieffer & filed under Cabinet Making, Furniture Making, Skill Building.

In part one of this article I showed you how a half-blind router dovetail jig works, and how to size your drawer parts for routing in the jig. In this final installment, I will explain using the jig to rout the joints, and then how to assemble the drawers. Read More

Routed Half-Blind Dovetail Drawers: Part 1

November 30, 2010 By Bruce Kieffer & filed under Furniture Making, Skill Building.

This is a two-part story. The focus is on drawers with mechanical slides. In this installment I will explain how a half-blind dovetail router jig works, calculating drawer parts sizes, and where to locate drawer bottoms for drawers with side-mount slides or undermount slides. Part two… Read More