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How to Make Drawer Corners

Replace a drawer in a wooden dresser or cabinet with little effort by learning how to create the simple corners of the drawers. The strength of dovetail joints help drawers endure continuous use for many years without pulling apart. A dovetail joint interlocks two ends of wood with trapezoid-shaped connections. With the proper tools, the amount of woodworking skill needed to finish a drawer project is minimal. Learning this valuable expertise ensures mending such furniture breakage with ease.

Things You'll Need

  • 2 drawer boards
  • Ruler
  • Half-blind dovetail router jig
  • Router
  • Table vise
  • Wood glue
  • Paintbrush
  • Rubber mallet
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Instructions

    • 1

      Check the sizes of two drawer boards with a ruler to guarantee the sizes match. The drawer board sizes need to match each other in width and thickness.

    • 2

      Mark an "L" on the left side of the two drawer boards and an "R" on the right side of the two drawer boards. Marking the boards prevents confusion when cutting the boards. The ends of the boards need a specific cut in order to fit together. If the cut is placed on the wrong side of the board, it will not create a proper joint with the corresponding board.

    • 3

      Set one half-blind dovetail router jig for the first cut. The jig has two templates, or settings, for the dovetail cut. Each template is for one size of the trapezoid in the dovetail cut. Cut the side of the boards marked with an L using the first template and a router.

    • 4

      Interchange the templates, placing the second template into the jig. Cut the side of the boards marked with an R using the jig and the router.

    • 5

      Place one board in a table vise with the half-blind dovetail cut sticking out of the vise. Tighten the vise.

    • 6

      Place wood glue in the cut furrows of the board in the vise using a paintbrush. Also place glue in the furrows in the second board.

    • 7

      Push the cut end of the second board into the furrows in the first board. Use a rubber mallet to pound the half-blind dovetail cuts of the second board into the cuts of the first board. The cuts will be tight; they need some strength to interlock the dovetail cuts.

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