Create Rabbit Joints for Drawers

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Entryway Console Table

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Adjust the table saw blade height and fence to cut a rabbit (groove) approximately 1/4 inch wide and 3/8 inch deep along the bottom edge of the drawer box sides. This rabbit will allow the 1/4 inch plywood bottom to sit flush within the drawer box, creating a strong joint for assembly. This requires careful setup and often multiple passes.

Goal: Rabbit joints are cut into the drawer box side pieces to accommodate the drawer bottoms, ensuring a secure and flush fit.

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Table Saw (RIDGID)

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3 and 3/4 inches high. The dimensions for them are: the front and back walls are 14 and 1/4 inches, and the side walls are 12 and 3/4 inches. Let me remind you, this is half-inch material for the sidewalls. Don't worry about remembering these numbers. They will be in Jen's drawings. With them everything will be simple and clear for you. As for assembly, I made a rebate about a quarter of an inch from the bottom of the very sides of the drawers, a quarter of an inch wide and three-eighths of an inch deep. This allowed for

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