The tongue-and-groove joint and the rabbet joint are combined to create tight drawer joints. Here's how to use a router table to make drawer joints: Materials:
Table saw
Table-saw blade with 1/8" kerf
Four pieces of wood, cut to fit drawer size
1/8"-thick Masonite shim
3/8" plywood for auxiliary fence
Clamps
Two pieces of 1/4" luan plywood
Wood glue
Rubber mallet
- Set the table saw's blade to a height of 3/4". Set its fence 7/16" from the blade (figure A).
- Place the drawer's front piece in a vertical position. Send the piece through the table saw, cutting across its width (figure B).
- Place a 1/8" piece of Masonite shim between the fence and the drawer's front. Make a second pass through the table saw, again cutting across the width of the drawer front (figure C).
- For the third cut, place the 3/8" plywood on the table next to the blade to elevate the work piece. Clamp it in place. Place the drawer's front in a horizontal position on top of the 3/8" plywood with the slots cut in steps 2 and 3 facing the blade (figure D). Send the drawer front through the table saw (figure E). This cut will create the locking tongue (figure F).
- To cut the drawer's side, clamp one piece of 1/4" luan plywood to the fence and the second piece to the 3/8" plywood (figure G). Make the cut with the short side of the drawer's side against the fence (figure H). This will create a small dado for the drawer front's locking tongue to slide in.
- Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the drawer's back piece.
- Repeat step 5 for the other side of the drawer.
- Put a small amount of wood glue into the slots to fit the sides of the drawer together. Use a rubber mallet to tap the joints into place (figure I).
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Rockler Woodworking Lamp; Hardware
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