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DRAWER JOINTS
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Rabbet For back-to-eide jointa on moat draw' ers; alao etron4 enoughfor joininq the front to the aidee if reinforced with screwe or naila;auitablefor aolid woodor plyvvood
Through dovetail 1tron4, decorativejoint for any drawercorner; end qrain of drawer aideacan be concealed with fal6e front; appropdate for aolid wood but not plSwood
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Half-blind dovetail Thetraditional joint for connectin4the front to the aidea; concealaend qrain of eidea;euitableonly for aolid wood
Doubledado For any corner of ematl,liqht-duty drawer; concealaend qrain of aideoand front; auitable only for aolid wood
METH(|DS DRAWER-MOUNTING Drawer back
Drawer front Typicallythicker than eidee,back and bottom; may be coveredby a falae front
5ide-mounted Woodenslidee acrewed to carcaaeoidepanela run in 4rooveerouted in drawer sidea
Eot'tom-run Drawerslideaon rail and runner aaaembly.Twintenone at enda of rail are gluedinto doublemortiges cut into carcaae panelg: one ed4e of runnera ia iabbeted and fita into groovecut into panele
Commeraialslide runner5 Metal alidea acrewed lo draweraideemeeh with runnere acrewed to carcaae
Drawer eide Joined to front and back with any of a variety of jointe; qroove ahownmeshea with drawer alide
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Dado Can be uaed to join the front to the aideaand the back to the sidea;for aolid wood or plywood
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