I've made another of the small drawers and took some pictures of some of the steps which might be of interest to some.
Shooting board used to square the ends of the various components:
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Drawer front cut to length (slightly over actually and then trimmed back on the shooting board):
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Drawer front fitted into the opening, leaving it on the large side so that it can be trimmed later in the process for a nice fit:
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Other components made to size. The back matches the front and the sides are made to fit each end of the drawer front/back:
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Dovetails marked sides. I copied the layout from the first drawer. They're not very even but it doesn't really matter:
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(I did make a dovetail jig, but later bought this Veritas one and it is better than mine.)
Cutting the dovetails (I sharpened my dovetail saw for the first time in 2ish years and it made a big difference) and removing some of the waste with a coping saw:
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I removed the rest of the waste with a chisel (no picture) and then transferred the lines onto the drawer front and cut from corner to corner to get the socket waste removal started.
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Then finished with chisels:
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Trying for fit. Good enough for a router table!
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