On 2 Mar 2012, at 13:14, Sgt42RHR@a... wrote:
>> 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 =20
> 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?

Mitred shouldered dovetails are a plough plane-friendly joinery option.

Also:

Mitered shouldered dovetails are a plow plane-friendly joinery option.

Depending on where in the world you're reading this :)

'Course, if you don't fancy the mitred look that's another matter, but
'tis an option that I throw into the ring for consideration.

Cheers, Alf Bi-lingual lurker, still in Cornwall,
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