Half Blind Rabbeted Joint; Open Or Through Joint - Sears Craftsman 171.25450 Owner's Manual

Half BlindRabbetedJoint:
TheHalfBlindRabbeted Joint is usedwhen:
thedrawerfront overlaps the opening for the draweron all four sides of theofthe draweropening (top bottom andtwo sides)that is;
thelengthof thedrawerfront is3/4 longer(3/8"on a side)thanthe width of thedrawer;the heightof the drawerfront is also3/4"higher
(3/8°on side)thanthe heightof the drawer; t he tengthof the drawerbackis thesameas thewidth of thedrawer;and theheightof the
drawerbackis thesameasthe heightof the drawer
SeeFigure 34
Toobtainthis joint cut a 3/8"deepby3/8"wide rabbetaroundthe inside periphery of thedrawerfront
NOTE: THENORMAL D EPTH OFCUTFORAHALF BLINDRABBET J OINTIS 3/8",
/DRAWER FRONT ( PiNPIECE)
Fig.34
"WIDERABBETAROUND THE
PERIPHERY OFTHE DRAWER FRONT
DRAWER SIDE (TAIL PIECE) \
\
DRAWER SIDE(TAILPIECE)
TAILS
DRAWER BACK (PIN PIECE)
HALF BLIND RABBETED JOINT
Openor Through Joint:
• TheOpenor ThroughJoint is similar to theHalf B{indJoint exceptthat joint seamsarevisibieon the front, back,andsidesof the
workpiece; o n theHalfBlindJoints,the seamsarevisible onlyon the sidesof theworkpiece,
• Althoughthis styleof jointcanbealso usedfor drawers its mostpopularuseis for makingboxes,andsmall andfargochests
• Theheightof boththefront andthe backof the draweror chestis the sameasthe heightasthesidesof thedraweror chest;
andthe lengthof boththefront and thebackof the draweror chestIs thesameasthe width of the draweror chest
SeeFigure35
NOTE:THEDEPTH OFCUTIS DETERMINED BYTHETHICKNESSES OFTHEFRONT, BACK ANDSIDEPIECES,
• Thefront and backpieces(sometimes calledpin pieces")arecut independently f rom the sidepieces(sometimes calledtail pieces)
• The'tail pieces arecut first usingoneedgeof thetemplateanda dovetailrouterbit Thedepthof cut is equalto thethicknessof the
pin pieces
The'pin pieces'arecut nextusingtheotheredgeof thetemplateanda straightrouterbit Thedepthof cut is equa{ to the thicknessof the
taiI pieces Adjustments aremadeat this point to obtainjoint fit
Fig.
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_ TAILS ii FRONT ( PtN PtECE)
TAILS --____ I \ RIDE (TAIL PIECE)
OPEN (THROUGH) JOINT _-_-_ BACK (PtN PIECE)
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