On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 5:14 AM, <Sgt42RHR@a...> wrote:

>
> I am making a ..... 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.
>
> ......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?
>

Stopped Dado, well planned as to its location relative to the dovetails.
Made this misteak on my first ever box, I keep it around to remind me not
to do that again.

Kirk in HMB
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