Scribing a dovetail baseline on a lipped drawer front

[Phil Kurcon]

Am I missing something obvious....

I typically set my marking gauge using the end of the tail board thickness and scribe the baseline for your dovetails on both faces of the pin board..... A little difficult with a lipped drawer front....Am I missing something, or do I just have to measure the width of the tail board and then scribe the line with a knife and a square? I tried a couple drawers with this method and I'm was not happy with the HB dovetails...Not sure if it was the layout or something else... Any other tricks?

-Phil

[Robert LaPlaca]

Phil I have a special ground marking gauge that I use to scribe the tail board thickness onto the pin board.. Basically I ground a large flat on a Vertias marking gauge that clears the lipped drawer front..

Hope this helps..

[Jim Matthews]

A hacksaw or demolition saw blade should provide good material for a 'Preacher' marking aide.

http://www.todayshomeowner.com/video/diy-jig-to-mark-baseboard-moldings-for-cutting/

:40 in the video for a version used to mark baseboards.

If your pin board is obscured, or covered by the tail board lip
the marking could be done with a sharpened edge on the Preacher
and a light tap with a small hammer.

[Phil Kurcon]

This did the trick. Bought a reasonably inexpensive gauge at Rockler and ground it down. Simple. Thanks for the idea.

-Phil

[Robert LaPlaca]

Glad to hear that solution worked out for you.. Happy building