Building Dovetail Drawer Boxes

How to build dovetail drawers with a semi floating base.

Building dovetail drawer boxes.

Now measure the distance between the grooves at the back of the drawer box. The rockler dovetail jig produces drawers that are at even inch heights. Be careful to verify the dovetail spacing on your jig prior to starting. With half blind dovetails the front and the back of the drawer are cut to the exact final width.

Begin by sanding the box and the dovetail joints with progressively finer grits of sandpaper until the joints and drawer box are smooth. Once cut slide it into the grooves until it fits into the groove in the front board of the box. In this video wood magazine s bob. Measure and cut the drawer front as designated by the plans for the project you are building and apply the decorative edge with the appropriate router bit if necessary.