On 6/23/2018 10:12 AM, 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.Â* The drawer can then be assembled and the
bottom inserted later.

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Tradition schmadition. Unless you are trying to exactly duplicate some
antique piece you should use the best available method and material. I
routinely use bottoms that are 1/2" thick solid material, beveled on the
bottom surface, and fitted into 1/4" dadoes which are cut into all four
sides of the drawer. Sure, I can't easily pop it out for repair, an
acceptable thing in my mind, since a 1/2" solid bottoms aren't likely to
sag or fail while a bottom tacked into place depends entirely on the
fasteners which may pull out or split the stock. If a replacement was
actually needed in the future then a simple cut across the bottom of the
rear would allow the loose bottom to be slid out.

Oh, and I also use dovetails all the way round -- blind in the front and
through at the rear.