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   john_c2 | Mar 13, 2021 08:25pm | #1

   Not a direct answer, but the method I prefer is the same as in an Oct 2015 issue of Popular Woodworking. I was not as enamored with the methods I saw in FWW.

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   derekcohen | Mar 13, 2021 09:11pm | #2

   Bill, I cannot help with the FWW article, but there are several articles on my website, since I typically incorporate slips into the drawers I build. I have done hundreds this way (or it feels that way!).

   The reason for slips is two-fold: firstly, the drawer sides are slim at 1/4-3/8” thick, and too thin for a groove. Secondly, thinner drawer sides also create more wear on the runners, and a slip will widen the footprint.

   Note that it is important to see the relationship between the slip and the drawer bottom. I like to fit the drawer bottom via a variation of a tongue-and-groove joint. That means that the joinery for the slip and that for the drawer bottom must be considered together (Hence the example articles below are in pairs).

   Some articles from my website:

   1. First example ...

   http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/EntryHallTableForANiece11.html

   and ..

   http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/EntryHallTableForANiece14.html

   2. A second example ...

   http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/HarlequinTablePreparingThe%20Drawers.html

   http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/DrawerBottomsIntoSlips.html

   Regards from Perth

   Derek