Galoots Assembled,
 
I am making a 20" wide, 13" deep, 16" tall through dovetailed box that will 
 have a floating bottom let into a 1/4" x 1/4" groove running around the 
bottom  of the box (as in the bottom of a drawer).  I plan to use a plow plane 
to  work the groove into which the edge of the bottom will fit. 
 
 In the space between awake and asleep last night, it came to me that  
there is going to be a hole at the corners where the groove exits the end of the

 sides.  As this box will be painted, it will be easy to fashion a plug to  
fill any void visible from the outside.  
 
My question is how does one avoid this problem if, for example, one is  
making a box/carcase that is not painted?
 
Thank you for your help.
 
Amateurishly,
John
 
John M. Johnston
"There is a fine line between hobby and mental  illness." Dave Barry
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