Wow, I wouldn't have thought glue would be enough, but I guess it is! Hmm...
I'm going to go on the hunt for a nice book on cabinetry/woodworking and see
how these kinds of design problems are solved.
Ken (also also wondering about those flat rails ;)
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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 ;)