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Default dado on front and back of cabinet drawer only

On Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 12:42:10 AM UTC-4, -MIKE- wrote:
On 6/25/18 6:00 PM, Leon wrote:
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:
...

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.

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!Â*

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

Then simply put in screws, pocket hole screws work well.


Or just dado all the sides/back at one time.
I don't know why people in here constantly try to reinvent the wheel.
Not only reinvent it, but go back in time and make wooden-spoke carriage
wheels. :-)

It's so easy to dado the all the sides/back/front as one piece, then cut
to leangth.
Heck, they even sell them already slotted and pre-finished....
https://www.woodcraft.com/products/p...e-60-x-4-stock


Sometimes it's a matter of necessity/limitations. I have a very small shop. It's actually
(sometimes) easier to dado 4 smaller pieces than 1 long one.

The OP mentioned using a router table. We don't know if it's a bench top, a standalone,
or a table saw extension. If it's a bench top (possible since this a "early project" for the OP)
small pieces are probably going to be easier to handle.

As skills and equipment progress, techniques will also.