"Leon" wrote in message
There are many people that do not appreciate the inner workings of
furniture, they simply care about how it looks on the outside. Have you
been in to the common furniture store lately? Open a dresser drawer and
see
if is even 2/3's as deep as the dresser caucus. If it has DT's, were they
sanded smooth?

For commercial furniture anyway, I'd guess it's a time and material cost
cutting measure.