Dovetail Joint help

[Randy Gleckler]

Afternoon all,

I figured all you experts out there could help me. I was wanting to make some presents for wife. Essentially I was planning on making some stackable trays and wanted to use dovetails to join them. However, I can't figure out how you mount the bottom into the sides and not have a groove showing through the dovetails?
Thanks for any help you can provide.

[Bobby Hatfield]

Randy if you use blind dovetail machine you have to cut the grove in the middle of the tail on the first full tail from the bottom if I remember right.

[Joe Tonich]

Randy,
Use your router table if you have one and set stops about 1/4" from the ends. You may have to adjust the dado to the dovetails. Otherwise, just cut the corners of the bottom to fit.

Joe

[Bobby Hatfield]

Randy I knew I was forgetting something, Joe got it, it was the groove setback from the end on that second tail. Thanks Joe its been years since I sold the dovetail jig that I cut blind dovetails with.

[Randy Gleckler]

Great guys, thanks. Really appreciate it. I'll try it and hopefully have pics to post.

:p :)