Woodstock W1099 manual Rabbeted Drawer Fronts

XIII. OPERATIONS

B. RABBETED DRAWER FRONTS

Drawer fronts that have been rabbeted around the inside edge to create a lip to restrict drawer travel in the closed position require some additional setup.

To produce half-blind dovetails on rabbeted draw- er fronts:

1.A spacer must be added to the vertical side stop in the front of the jig to compensate for the rabbet. The width of the spacer must be the same width as the rabbet. Figure 15.

2.The fence must also be set back an additional amount equal to the width of the rabbet.

3.Since the side piece is unsupported by the front piece (the rabbet created a void behind the side piece), it is likely that the router bit will cause tear out each time the bit exits the side piece. To prevent tear out, place a wood spacer cut to the same dimensions as the rab- bet for back-up support behind the top edge of the side piece.

Drawer Front or Back

(Horizontal)

Spacers

Drawer Side

(Vertical)

Figure 15 shows lining up a rabbeted board and where to locate the spacers to prevent tear-out. Section XIV.

A.

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