On 6/23/2018 2:04 PM, J. Clarke wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 12:19:38 -0500, dpb wrote:

On 6/23/2018 10:12 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 09:12:53 -0500, dpb wrote:

On 6/21/2018 10:16 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
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Typically a dado is cut in all four pieces and the bottom is slid in before
the back (or front) is attached. That way the bottom is supported on all four
side.
...

While a lot of folks do so, it's not the best option or the
traditional--which is to dado the front and sides and leave the back the
width of the depth of the drawer. The drawer can then be assembled and
the bottom inserted later.

The downside on which is that the bottom sags at the back and stuff
falls out behind the drawers where it's a pain in the butt to find.

Well, no!

The back edge of the bottom is pinned (where's Norm's brad gun? )
which keeps it in place but is removable for repair if needed...with the
advent of plywood instead of solid bottom stock isn't as big an issue,
granted...

That's the theory. I've had too many drawer bottoms sag at the back
to ever be comfortable with that concept.

They're overloaded, then...the bottom needs to be sufficient to support
the load in any drawer, no matter how it's constructed.

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