Yeah, sorry about the photo. I was trying to show the flat rails when I took it ;)
I just spent a few moments staring at the joints and they are quite deceiving! They
appear to be simple butt joints but there is a thin piece of veneer on the edges!
The side is cut away such that the top fits in with notches on the front and back
(like a tab and slot but the slot is almost the depth of the cabinet). [I'm really
doing a horrible job describing this - I'm not a woodworker...]
There are no screws inside or out that I can find so it must be all glued. There is
a thin triagular brace fit into each joint.
I've attached three more jpegs that might help. The first shows the middle brace
and some of the side attachement as well as a bit of the triagular braces. The
second shows a bit more of the bottom joint along with the hinged lower panel. The
third shows an upper cabinet which has the same joints but without the triangular
braces. I hope this helps.
Eric (also wondering about those flat rails ;)
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jwbarlow@... wrote:
> Thanks for the cabinet photo Eric. It looks (though its difficult to see)
> like the top and presumably the bottom too are attached to the sides with
> simple butt joints, not even lap joints. Is that true?
>
> I recently acquired a table saw (like Ken) and am interested in any
> information about dadoing in joints (I've always used routers before, but
> that is clearly inferior). If anyone wants to offer any advice about cabinet
> building, I'd appreciate it.
>
> John (I wonder how the flat rail quotes are coming a long?) Barlow
>
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