Rabbeted
Half-Blind Dovetails
SUPERJIG - CHAPTER 11
Before attempting rabbeted half-blind dovetails, first master the techniques of flush half-blind dovetails in
Chapter 9, Variably Spaced Half-Blind Dovetails.
Note: Rabbeted half-blind dovetails cannot be routed in a single pass – the lip of a drawer front makes it impractical,
as each piece would have to be routed separately, in which case it is easier to use the variably spaced method.
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11-4
If the rabbet width
is greater than the top side stop width
of
3
⁄8"
, the drawer side (tailboard) must be blocked away from
the front side stop (see 11-5) by exactly the width of the rabbet
minus
3
⁄8"
. For example, a
5
⁄8" rabbet
would require the
tailboard to be offset by an additional
1
⁄4"
.
Make a spacer block of the required width and…
11-3 This brings the pin ends exactly in line with the front jig
face
, ensuring that the scale reading is accurate.
11-1 Provided the drawer front lip is
3
⁄8"[9,5mm] or less in each
direction
, you can mount and rout rabbeted drawer fronts and
sides exactly the same way as flush drawer fronts, except...
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11-2 Rabbeted Pins You will need to block the scrap stop in the
front of the jig out from the jig’s front face by exactly the width of the
rabbet
.
An easy accurate way to do this is to rabbet the end of the scrap
piece
vertically over a dado blade or router bit at the same time
as you rabbet the drawer front (horizontally)
.
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