Swingman wrote:
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AAMOF, we have two hutches in the house, factory made and not
inexpensive, and both went with this philosophy, with nothing but gravity
and friction to "join" them..

That said, I used trim along the sides of the piece, attached to the bottom
unit only, on my last similar two piece project ... mainly to help keep
alignment, as it had drawers and there was a tendency to move backward with
the closing of the drawers.

My preference is that if there is no need for joining the pieces, as above,
I go with the simplest (read gravity) method consistent with the design of
the piece.

Just my tuppence ...


Unless you live in earthquake country, then plate steel and screws make
practical sense. Not only does one join the two pieces together but it
is also fastened to the wall. DAMHIKT.
mahalo,
jo4hn