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   tangomike | Feb 20, 2006 06:23am | #1

   instead of a groove to hold the bottom, just use your router to rabbet the bottom edge of the drawer and then use a chisel to clean up the edges.

   If you are dead set on a groove just plow a dado in the drawer sides and after you glue it up you can fill in the voids by gluing in some plugs made out of scrap. You will not even notice the plugs.

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   BG | Feb 20, 2006 06:33pm | #2

   Wyldewood,
   I'm about to do the same thing except I'll use the router table; no plough plane. Before the router however, I'll make some mini-mortices and then drop the stock over the router cutter. Hopefully someone has a better solution.

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   Ron01960 | Feb 20, 2006 06:42pm | #3

   I suppose you can drill or chisel a stop at the end of the grove. What plane are you using 45?Ron

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   BG | Feb 20, 2006 07:59pm | #4

   Ron,
   Yes, what your calling a stop, I'm calling a mini-mortise(1/4x1/4x1"L). I do not have a plane..I'll use the router for the rest of the grove.

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   Wyldewood | Feb 20, 2006 09:53pm | #5

   Thanks Ron and BG.  Chiseling a stop (or mini-mortise) is the way to go, I think.  I appreciate the advice.

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   Archibald | Feb 21, 2006 07:28pm | #6

   I've done a lot of dovetailed jewelry boxes that are just as you described. You sound set on using the plow plane and power to you. Chiseling a stop will work just fine. My two cents:
   Consider the width of your groove when laying out your pins and tails. The groove will have to extend into the tails and run out between the two lowest pins (this runout will be covered by the tails) follow me? So leave adequate room for it.

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   Wyldewood | Feb 22, 2006 12:36am | #7

   gotcha.  thanks.