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   mrbird90 | Aug 06, 2008 01:29am | #1

   Where I have a cross grain condition like dust panels in daddoed grooves I only glue the front 4 or 5 inches and let the rest float. The back when attached  secures the unglued section of the dust panel and keeps the sides tight against the panels.

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   Biscardi | Aug 06, 2008 02:09am | #2

   EJacob,

   Imagine a picture frame that goes between the drawers. The front (visible to finished front of piece) is dovetailed and glued into the sides of the  case. The back edge of the dovetailed piece has a mortise cut into it. The sides of the frame  are tennoned on both ends and ride in dry dadoes along the crossgrained case. The rear part of the frame is glued into the back of the sides. This is also mortised and the tennon going into it is not glued but can move as the case moves.

   You can rabett the inside menbers of the frame. To be true to the period you can go so far as to use glued up pine panels instead of plywood.

   This is a labor intensive way to do it, but it works well and you won't end up with a cracked case.

   Frank

    

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   EJACOB | Aug 06, 2008 03:20am | #3

   Thanks,for the reply. I probably will do that.

   EJ

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   jimmy | Aug 06, 2008 04:00am | #4

   what Frank said...Jimmy

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   BossCrunk | Aug 06, 2008 10:23pm | #5

   If you've already cut the dadoes I doubt you'll be able to implement Frank's suggestion which will be the way to go on the next project.

   You can spot glue, or you could use a blind nailer and nail from the outside of the case (kind of scary, huh?)  in a couple of spots using 6d finish nails which will flex.  The blind nailer thingy will raise a chip that you glue back down after you drive the nail making the nail head invisible.

   I'd just spot glue a dab at the front and middle of each dado.  And I mean just a spot - less than half the size of a dime.

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   EJACOB | Nov 07, 2008 12:45am | #6

   DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT "STEADY RESTS" FOR THE WOOD LATHE?

   E.JACOB