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These drawers, notice, have machine cut dovetails front and back and
the
sides look rather exotic. The brass hardware pulls look useful.

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Larry

Why would these drawers have dovetails at the backs of the drawers,
particularly oriented to keep the sides pulling away from the back,
rather than the other way around? Is this common? If so, why? Is it
just to add, um, cachet to a piece of furniture?
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stapled at the front. Obviously not high-quality stuff. Why put the
expensive (and good) joint at the back of the drawer?
Thanks.


Sorry Phil it took so long to get back to you. I made about 20 dt drawers
for my kitchen and bath and I put half blind dts on the back and rabbeted on
the fronts. Once you have your jig set up it takes only minutes to do all
four sides of the drawer. I never considered that the dt on the back to be
more expensive in $$$ or time. If you look at some good, antique drawers
you'll find dt's on the back... FWIW I saw some on some furniture at the
Chicago Art Museum...boy!! did I get yelled at by the guard when she found
me pulling out the drawers.

Larry