My plans for a Stickley chest (#627 is what I am making) call for 1
3/4 posts. That is what I used on a nightstand I made and it looked
well proportioned. I offset the side rails (3/4" stock) toward the
outside so there was little relief (post to rail). The chest,
however, shows a tenon centered in the front post. Should I offset
the tenon (in the rail) toward the inside of the rail in order to
center it in the post? I think the post to rail looks better if it
is offset toward the outside of the rail to keep the relief (step from
post to rail) small.

This question deals with most of the post and beam Stickley designs.

Top view looking down along post on left side of chest.

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| | rail
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| | | | Post
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|____|__|_____|
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