I am building a _very_ custom cabinet with vertical drawers. It is located above a stairwell, so each of the pullouts looks like the state of Nevada.
As a moving piece, I’m trying to decide how to design the rear joint where a horizontal shelf meets with the 45% back rail that won’t pull apart. (like this: — )
A dovetail dado looks like a good choice at the 90% joints. Has anyone ever adapted that to 45%? In 3/4″ stock it doesn’t look like I’ll get that much structure. I’ve also considered a mortise/tenon, but am not so sure I can machine acurately at 45% in the longer pieces.
Can anyone who’s wrestled with this provide some insight?
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I haven't done this, but it seems to me that a finger joint could be implemented fairly easily, and would be plenty strong.
Just to clarify, the joints are are in the middle, not just at the corners.
It is unlikely this joint will pull apart since you're using 3/4 stock, assuming there's really no where for it to move, but it also depends on the load per shelf(drawer).
So use a the smoothest draw slides available like steel/nylon.
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