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Looking for help building drawers

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I was surfing the web a few weeks back, looking for information on building drawers, when I came across a few articles on lock joints....looked fairly simple and relatively sturdy. So I'm trying to get some expert opinions and tips on using lock joints when building drawers....any help would be greatly appreciated.

I live in central Florida and am recently retired...looking forward to doing a bit of woodworking and a lot of golf.

Thanks Geo
 
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Hi George,

Welcome to the router forums. :)
 
#3 ·
Hi

If all you want is make drawers, the best jig for that job is the OP jig..then you have all the time you want for golf.:)
You can make them so quick you will be amazed :)

Oak Park Enterprises Ltd.: Catalogue
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#4 ·
Greetings George and welcome to the forum.
 
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Welcome!
There are many ways to make drawers, Which one is best, with todays glues, they all will work! The standard in the pro shops is just a simple butt joint with pin nails. I've talked to many of the shop foremans, they claim to get less than 1% call backs! But I wouldn't do it. The dovetail is still the level to shoot for, IMHO. But all the above will work. You are retired now try them all, and do the one you are the most pleased with.
I agree that the Oak Park jig is the easiest to master. There are others that are nearly the same. There are many dovetails jigs from $20 to $400. IMHO the instructions for them all are lousy. It takes far too long to set them up, unless you make the same size each time you use them. I just took an older router and never take the bit out of it.
Good luck!
Let us know which you settle on.
Harry
 
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Hi Harry

The one I like is the Katie jig,you can put dovetails in about 3 to 5 mins. out of the box..:) how is that for simple :), they always come out right on the 1st. time :)
They also make a plate for the blind dovetail if you want to use it, that's is just as simple.
With a spec. dovetail bit for the jig..

New Katie Jig w/Bars-Sommerfeld's Tools For Wood

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