On 2/15/2013 2:01 PM, Gramp's shop wrote:

Going to make the drawer boxes for the buffet out of 3/4 inch baltic birch with hard maple false fronts. Is it acceptable to attach the sides to the front and back using floating tenons? The drawers will be about 16" wide by 18" deep. Alternative is to buy one of those drawer box router bit sets. Haven't had much luck in using dovetails on plywood due to chip out.

Just something else to consider is a locking rabbet joint drawer using a
table saw to make the joints instead of a router bit set. (you will need
a miter gauge and sacrificial fence)

I like them because you can make a fairly nice, and relatively strong,
and inexpensive plywood drawer quickly and still not be ashamed, leaving
a possible better drawer to a future time and circumstances:

https://picasaweb.google.com/1113554...71459780698114

Here's how I do a locking rabbet joint on the table saw:

http://youtu.be/1w7iQFW4hq8

(you can easily dimension that for 3/4" sides and fronts)

And, for the Sketchup jockeys, here's the actual file:

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehou...&prevs tart=0

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