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To cut the pins in the other end of the workpiece,
cartwheel the workpiece so the same face is against the
face of the machine. Your index mark should also still
be pointing out, but will be on the opposite (cam clamp) Cartwheel A
side. front piece

Dry fit the parts
To assemble the drawer,
place the parts in position
so the letter marks cor-
respond and the caret
marks are all on the
top and point outward.
It may be necessary to
use a mallet to tap the
joints together.

To put a bottom in the drawer box, you’ll
need to cut a groove in the inside bottom edge. It’s best
to place this in the center of a socket pin and stop the
groove short of each end so the groove isn’t exposed on Mark an X on each piece
the assembled joint. With the box still assembled, mark
an “X” near the bottom edge on each piece.

Disassemble the drawer box and lay the parts out
with the inside faces (the ones with the Xs) facing up.
For most drawers, a 1/4”-thick plywood bottom panel
is used and is inset into a 1/4”-wide groove that’s 1/4”
deep. The 1/4” groove cut in the front and back pieces
will intersect the side pieces 1/4” beyond the bottom of
the socket cuts. So you’ll need to make stopped cuts in
the sockets — if you cut the groove all the way through
the side pieces, the groove would show. Measure and
mark the location of the starting and stopping points on
the side pieces. To cut the grooves, you’ll need to use
the Router Boss’ router table or mortising table.

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