Alan Bienlein
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I would also agree with 3/4". I myself tried my hand at resawing veneer for the first time and did my own pecan ply finished ends.
I wasn't planning on doing dovetails. The only ones who will ever see and hear about these drawers will be my bulldogs and they usually agree with anything I say, especially if I have a dog biscuit in my hand.
In a way, it's like the accounting of bass fisherman. True, he pulled that fish out of the water for free. Unless he counts the boat, and the gas, and the trailer, and the truck to pull it. By then, he's paying 80 bucks a pound.
Thanks to Don, Bill, and Alan.
Okay Don, I'll learn dovetails. One question I have is (and I lack the right vocabulary so I apologize for that) when you're talking about a dovetail, is it still called a dovetail whether it's *1* of those "lock and key" joints or *10* of the lock and key joints on the same corner? My point is, I assume it's easier to learn bigger ones than smaller ones, no?
Bill, don't make me revoke your man card...
All this time I thought the only reason for making things for the house was the excuse to buy new tools..... Who cares if the cabinets are overpriced if you get a new shiny something out of the deal?
don't get me wrong, i love dovetails. they are the best and look the best. but saying cynthia can make her dovetails drawers in 15 min having never done them is misleading.